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Lyellian

Lyellian adjective: of or relating to Charles Lyell (1797–1875), British lawyer and geologist.

Adjective

Lyellian (comparative more Lyellian, superlative most Lyellian)

  1. Of or relating to Charles Lyell (1797–1875), British lawyer and geologist.

Forms of Lyellian

comparativemore Lyellian
superlativemost Lyellian

Origin of Lyellian

From Lyell + -ian.

Questions about Lyellian

What does Lyellian mean?
Lyellian means of or relating to Charles Lyell (1797–1875), British lawyer and geologist.
What part of speech is Lyellian?
Lyellian is an adjective.

Words near Lyellian in the dictionary

  1. lyeing
  2. Lyell
  3. Lyell's swift
  4. Lyell's swifts
  5. Lyell's syndrome
  6. Lyellian
  7. Lyells
  8. lyencephalous
  9. Lyerly
  10. Lyerlys
  11. lyerman

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