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peri- +‎ glacial

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periglacial (not comparable)

 
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  1. (geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 167:
      * During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe.

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾiɡlaˈθjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈθjal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /peɾiɡlaˈsjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pe‧ri‧gla‧cial

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periglacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural periglaciales)

  1. periglacial