Glaciation
Pronunciation : Gla`ci*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Act of freezing.
2. That which is formed by freezing; ice.
3. The process of glaciating, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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