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liassic

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Lias or its fossils.
    dated, not-comparable
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Liassic.
    alt-of
  3. Consisting of or pertaining to lias (blue limestone).

Examples

“Although in lithological characters almost every variety of rock seems to exist⟳ in the central axis of that chain, yet in fact it is composed of Jurassic and liassic deposits, lifted up ten thousand feet […].”
“Parallel to this, on the north and south, are synclinal axes – the northern one allowing the liassic rocks to appear⟳ on the coast […].”
“The top of a liassic stone wall/foundation, probed to a depth of 1.5 m, was recorded from 50 cm deep.”
“A totally different liassic stone is Blue Lias, a whitish-grey stone obtainable only in relatively small pieces and difficult to dress.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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