periglacial

/pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

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adj

"* During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English glacial English periglacial From peri- + glacial.

periglacially

periglaciation

racial facial spatial glacial multiracial biracial palatial maxillofacial craniofacial interglacial spacial subglacial

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How do you pronounce periglacial?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/.

What does periglacial mean?

Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.

Where does periglacial come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English glacial English periglacial From peri- + glacial.

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