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Famennian

Famennian proper noun: a subdivision of the Devonian period.

Proper noun

Famennian

  1. A subdivision of the Devonian period.

Origin of Famennian

From Famenne + -ian.

Questions about Famennian

What does Famennian mean?
Famennian means a subdivision of the Devonian period.
What part of speech is Famennian?
Famennian is a proper noun.

Words near Famennian in the dictionary

  1. fameless
  2. famelessly
  3. famelessness
  4. famelic
  5. famelick
  6. Famennian
  7. fames
  8. famesque
  9. Fameuse
  10. Fameuses
  11. famewhore

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