yedoma

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noun

A type of permafrost in the Pleistocene-age with an ice content of 50–90% by volume.

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Meanings

nounyedoma (countable and uncountable, plural yedomas)

plural yedomas

  1. countableuncountableA type of permafrost in the Pleistocene-age with an ice content of 50–90% by volume.

Origin

  1. Russianе́дома
  2. Englishyedoma

Borrowed from Russian е́дома (jédoma).

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Translations

Finnish jedoma
  • jedomaa type of permafrost in the Pleistocene-age with an ice content of 50–90% by volume
Russian е́дома
  • е́дома (jédoma)a type of permafrost in the Pleistocene-age with an ice content of 50–90% by volume

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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