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arenig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
arenig
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A time interval during the Lower Ordovician period.

name

A locality in Llanycil community, Gwynedd, Wales, historically in Merionethshire (OS grid ref SH8339).

Etymology

The term was first used by Adam Sedgwick in 1847 with reference to the "Arenig Ashes and Porphyries" in the neighbourhood of Arenig Fawr, in Merioneth, North Wales.

Synonyms

Arenigian

Questions

What does arenig mean?
A time interval during the Lower Ordovician period.
Where does arenig come from?
The term was first used by Adam Sedgwick in 1847 with reference to the "Arenig Ashes and Porphyries" in the neighbourhood of Arenig Fawr, in Merioneth, North Wales.

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