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Orogenic
Meaning
Adj
●
In Geology:
Concerned with
orogeny
;
pertaining
to the
creation
of mountains.
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Origin
orogenic
English
-ic
English
-ique
French
-icus
Dutch
orogeny
English
-geny
English
oro-
English
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