Meaning of Tethys | Babel Free
/ˈtɛθɪs/Definitions
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Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids. Greek
- A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.
- The iteration of this oceanic basin during the Mesozoic, the most recent iteration.
- A moon of Saturn.
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Examples
“Much of the Tethys was shallow and warm during the Mesozoic, and full of life, a marine paradise of sorts: ammonites and sharks thrived, and are now preserved as fossils that date the rocks.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.