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cambrian

Cam·bri·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kam-bree-uh n]
    • /ˈkæm bri ən/
    • /ˈkæm.bri.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kam-bree-uh n]
    • /ˈkæm bri ən/

Definitions of cambrian word

  • adjective cambrian of, denoting, or formed in the first 65 million years of the Palaeozoic era, during which marine invertebrates, esp trilobites, flourished 3
  • adjective cambrian of or relating to Wales 3
  • noun cambrian a Welsh person 3
  • adjective cambrian of Cambria; Welsh 3
  • adjective cambrian designating or of the first geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of warm, shallow seas and the first hard-shelled marine animals, esp. trilobites and brachiopods 3
  • noun cambrian a person born or living in Cambria; Welshman 3
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Origin of cambrian

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Medieval Latin Cambri(a) Wales, Latinization of MWelsh Cymry Wales, literally Welshmen (see Cymry) + -an

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cambrian popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • archaeocyathid

    one of the marine invertebrates of the extinct phylum Archaeocyatha, widely distributed during the Cambrian Period, having a limy, typically conical or cylindrical skeleton composed of sievelike inner and outer walls.

  • cambrian mountains

    a mountain range in Wales, extending from Carmarthenshire in the S to Denbighshire in the N. Highest peak: Aran Fawddwy, 891 m (2970 ft)

  • glacial epoch

    Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.

  • hyolithid

    any invertebrate of the extinct genus Hyolithes, most common in the Cambrian Period, having a limy, univalve shell, and thought to be related to the pteropods.

  • precambrian

    noting or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago, during which the earth's crust formed and life first appeared in the seas.
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