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niagara period

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
ni-a-gara pe-ri-od
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina , Clinton , and Niagara epoch . The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology .

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What does niagara period mean?
A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina , Clinton , and Niagara epoch . The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology .

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