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pretectonic

pretectonic adjective: preceding tectonic activity.

Adjective

pretectonic (not comparable)

  1. Preceding tectonic activity.

Origin of pretectonic

From pre- + tectonic.

Questions about pretectonic

What does pretectonic mean?
Pretectonic means preceding tectonic activity.
What part of speech is pretectonic?
Pretectonic is an adjective.

Words near pretectonic in the dictionary

  1. Prete
  2. pretechnical
  3. pretechnological
  4. pretecta
  5. pretectal
  6. pretectonic
  7. pretectum
  8. preteen
  9. preteenage
  10. preteenager
  11. preteenagers

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