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portlandian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
port-landi-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old.

Archaic

Etymology

From Portland + -ian. Named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset where the strata are exposed and have been extensively worked.

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Questions

What does portlandian mean?
The Tithonian stage or age, now considered strata about 150 million years old.
Where does portlandian come from?
From Portland + -ian. Named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset where the strata are exposed and have been extensively worked.

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