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petrean

petrean adjective: composed of rock or stone; rocky, stony.

Adjective

petrean (comparative more petrean, superlative most petrean)

  1. Composed of rock or stone; rocky, stony.

Forms of petrean

comparativemore petrean
superlativemost petrean
alternative formpetræan

Origin of petrean

See petro-.

Questions about petrean

What does petrean mean?
Petrean means composed of rock or stone; rocky, stony.
What part of speech is petrean?
Petrean is an adjective.

Words near petrean in the dictionary

  1. petraries
  2. petrary
  3. petre
  4. petre oil
  5. Petrea
  6. petrean
  7. Petreas
  8. Petree
  9. Petrees
  10. petreg
  11. petrel

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