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Silurian

Syllables: Si·lu·ri·anUK/saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/US/sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/

Silurian adjective: of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.

Adjective

Silurian (comparative more Silurian, superlative most Silurian)

  1. Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.
    • In some places, however, quartz reefs, payably auriferous while in Silurian rock, have been followed down to subjacent granite, and have there been found to thin out and become unprofitable […]1887, R. A. Murray, Victoria. Geology and Physical Geography, page 126
  2. Of or related to the Silures, a pre-Roman British tribe.

Noun

Silurian (plural Silurians)

  1. A member of the Silures, an ancient tribe of Britannia.

Proper noun

the Silurian

  1. The Silurian period.

Silurian meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

Silurian in Tamil

சிலூரிக்குரிய, சிலூரியன்

Silurian in Vietnamese

Silurian period
kỉ Xi-lua

Forms of Silurian

Adjective
comparativemore Silurian
superlativemost Silurian
Noun
pluralSilurians

Origin of Silurian

From Latin Silurēs + English -ian.

Questions about Silurian

What does Silurian mean?
Silurian means of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.
What is Silurian in Tamil?
Silurian in Tamil is சிலூரிக்குரிய, சிலூரியன். See Silurian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Silurian?
Silurian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Silurian?
Silurian is pronounced /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/ (UK).

Words near Silurian in the dictionary

  1. silundum
  2. Siluo
  3. silure
  4. silures
  5. siluri
  6. Silurian
  7. Silurians
  8. silurid
  9. siluridan
  10. siluridans
  11. silurids

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Silurian (page history and authors); silurian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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