Laramide

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adjective

Of or relating to an orogeny (period of mountain-building) in western North America, starting in the Late Cretaceous period.

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Meanings

adjectiveLaramide (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyOf or relating to an orogeny (period of mountain-building) in western North America, starting in the Late Cretaceous period.

Origin

Named after the Laramie Mountains of eastern Wyoming, USA.

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Anagrams

Armidale
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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