Etymology

taphrogeny

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Today it means: The process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τάφρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτάφρος“ditch; trench; moat”
  2. English todaytaphrogeny

From Ancient Greek τάφρος (táphros, “ditch; trench; moat”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation; birth; making”). By surface analysis, taphro- + -geny.

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