Devonian

devonian English Etymology From en la-med:Devōnia<t:Devon> an.adj. (and n.) 1 3588327854 en Devon -ian. en Dumnonian. Pronunciation en /dɛˈvəʊ.nɪ.ən/ UK en /dɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ US en /dəˈvoʊ.ni.ən/ weak vowel en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Devonian.wav US en əʊniən 4 en De vo ni an De von i an Adjective - en geology Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago. en chiefly dated Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon. en 1950 October G. L. Huxley The Westleigh Tramway Railway Magazine 735 This relic may, perhaps, serve, as a reminder of busier and more prosperous days on this Devonian railway byway. Translations of period from 415 to 360 million years ago Catalan: ca devonià Finnish: fi devonikautinen French: fr dévonien m German: de devonisch Greek: el δεβόνιος m f Italian: it devoniano Portuguese: pt devónico Portugal Punjabi: pa ਡੀਵੋਨੀਅਨ Romanian: ro devonian n Spanish: es devoniano of region of Devon Finnish: fi devonilainen Noun en chiefly dated A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon. Proper noun 1 en geology The Devonian period. Translations Devonian period Catalan: ca devonià m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 泥盆紀 nípén-jì Czech: cs devon m Estonian: et devon Finnish: fi devonikausi German: de Devon n Greek: el Δεβόνια f Hungarian: hu devon Japanese: ja デボン紀 デボンき, debon-ki, ja 泥盆紀 デボンき, debon-ki obsolete orthography Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Девоны галав Mongolian script: mn ᠳ᠋ᠧᠸᠣᠨ᠍ ᠦ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ Norwegian: no devon m Russian: ru дево́нский пери́од m Spanish: es devónico m Swedish: sv devon Vietnamese: vi kỉ Đê-vôn See also Appendix:Geologic timescale References en terms derived from toponyms