Dinantian

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proper noun

A series or epoch from the Lower Carboniferous system in western Europe between 359.2 to 326.4 million years ago.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. geographyA series or epoch from the Lower Carboniferous system in western Europe between 359.2 to 326.4 million years ago.

Origin

Dinant + -ian, after the Belgian city of Dinant.

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APA

Dinantian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinantian

MLA

“Dinantian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinantian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dinantian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinantian.

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