| Pronunciation: | | 'purmeeun
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[n] from 230 million to 280 million years ago; reptiles |
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PERMIAN is a 7 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | Permian period |
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| | See Also: | | geological period, Paleozoic, Paleozoic era, period |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per"mi*an\, a. [From the ancient kingdom of Permia,
where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.)
Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the
formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as
closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. -- n. The
Permian period. See Chart of {Geology}.
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