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assises

assises is the plural of assise.

Meaning of assise

Noun

assise (plural assises)

  1. Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
    • The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon.1898, Geological Magazine, volume V, Henry Woodward, page 543
    Synonyms:
    bed

Questions about assises

What is assises the plural of?
Assises is the plural of assise.

Words near assises in the dictionary

  1. assininery
  2. Assis
  3. Assisan
  4. Assisans
  5. assise
  6. assises
  7. assish
  8. assishly
  9. assishness
  10. Assisi
  11. Assisi embroideries

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