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paleorift

paleorift noun: a rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times.

Noun

paleorift (plural paleorifts)

  1. A rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times

Forms of paleorift

pluralpaleorifts

Origin of paleorift

From paleo- + rift.

Questions about paleorift

What does paleorift mean?
Paleorift means a rift (typically a rift valley) that formed in prehistoric times.
What part of speech is paleorift?
Paleorift is a noun.
What is the plural of paleorift?
The plural of paleorift is paleorifts.

Words near paleorift in the dictionary

  1. paleorecords
  2. paleoredox
  3. paleoregolith
  4. paleoregoliths
  5. paleorelief
  6. paleorift
  7. paleorifts
  8. paleoriver
  9. paleorivers
  10. paleornithologic
  11. paleornithological

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