CAMBRIAN


Meaning of CAMBRIAN in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' kam-br ē - ə n, ' k ā m-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin Cambria Wales, from Middle Welsh Cymry Wales, Welshmen

Date: 1604

1 : WELSH

2 : of, relating to, or being the earliest geologic period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks marked by fossils of every major animal type except the vertebrates ― see GEOLOGIC TIME table

– Cambrian noun

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