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Wealden
Pronunciation : Weald"en
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. weald, wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See Weald.] (Geol.)
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the O?litic series.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Weald"en
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The Wealden group or strata.
(Geol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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