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Meaning of Neptunism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Neptunismus
Français neptunisme
日本語 水成説 水成論

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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