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Riphaean
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English
Alternative forms
en Riphæan Riphean Riphœan Riphoean
Etymology
From en la Rīphaeus en an. Compare en Rhipaean.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹɪfɪən/ /ˈɹʌɪfɪən/ UK
Adjective
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en now _ historical Designating a range of mountains once thought to be located in northern Europe, later considered mythological or identified with the Urals. from 16th c.
III viii The substance, whereof she the body made, / Was purest snow in massy mould congeald, / Which she had gathered in a shady glade / Of the Riphœan hills
Proper noun
1
en geology An age from 1650 to 650 million years ago, a subdivision of the Proterozoic.
Anagrams
en aaehinpr aphrenia