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plutonism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of plutonism.
    alt-of, uncountable
  2. The old geological theory that the rocks forming the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again.

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Ελληνικάπλουτωνισμός

CEFR level

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