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Boring Billion

Boring Billion proper noun: the period of time from 1.8 Gya to 800 Mya, on Earth, lying in the middle of the Proterozoic.

Proper noun

the Boring Billion

  1. The period of time from 1.8 Gya to 800 Mya, on Earth, lying in the middle of the Proterozoic.
    Synonyms:
    Barren Billion, Dullest Time in Earth's History

Synonyms of Boring Billion

  • Barren Billion
  • Dullest Time in Earth's History

Origin of Boring Billion

From boring + billion. From the remarkably stable environment of the time, over a period of 1 billion years, from climate, weather, geology, tectonic shifting, lifeforms.

Questions about Boring Billion

What does Boring Billion mean?
Boring Billion means the period of time from 1.8 Gya to 800 Mya, on Earth, lying in the middle of the Proterozoic.
What part of speech is Boring Billion?
Boring Billion is a proper noun.

Words near Boring Billion in the dictionary

  1. borinene
  2. borinenes
  3. borines
  4. boring
  5. boring as beans
  6. Boring Billion
  7. boring bit
  8. boring clam
  9. boring clams
  10. boring in
  11. boring out

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