Archean

Meaning of Archean

adjective
  1. relating to or denoting the aeon that constitutes the earlier (or middle) part of the Precambrian, in which there was no life on the earth. It precedes the Proterozoic aeon and (in some schemes) is preceded by the Priscoan aeon.
    the main basement rocks are Archaeangneiss
noun, singular proper noun
  1. the aeon that constitutes the earlier (or middle) part of the Precambrian aeon, or the system of rocks deposited during it.
    these organisms evolved sometime near the onset of the Archaean

late 19th century: from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient’ + -an.

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Hyphenation of Archean

Archean

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • Archean is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Archean synonyms

Archeozoic

Anagrams of Archean

Arachne, arachne

Words that rhyme with Archean

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