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Thanetian

Thanetian proper noun: a subdivision of the Paleocene epoch.

Proper noun

Thanetian

  1. A subdivision of the Paleocene epoch.

Origin of Thanetian

From Thanet + -ian.

Questions about Thanetian

What does Thanetian mean?
Thanetian means a subdivision of the Paleocene epoch.
What part of speech is Thanetian?
Thanetian is a proper noun.

Words near Thanetian in the dictionary

  1. thaneship
  2. thaneships
  3. thaness
  4. thanesses
  5. Thanet
  6. Thanetian
  7. thaneworthy
  8. thang
  9. Thang Ta
  10. Thang-Ta
  11. Thanga

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