parageosyncline

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ geosyncline

Noun[edit]

parageosyncline (plural parageosynclines)

  1. (geology) A geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline.