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from The Century Dictionary.
- Specifically, in geology, noting the disaggregation of the antecedent rock, the separation of unlike particles, and their final aggregation in beds; noting the breaking down of complex silicates, the solution of certain original components, and a gathering of the modified and assorted product into stratified deposits.
- Of or pertaining to descension or descent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to descension.
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- adjective Relating to
descension .
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