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diastem

[ dahy-uh-stem ]

noun

Geology.
  1. a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱a·ٱi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diastem1

1850–55; < Greek 徱áŧ interval; diastema

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