JOTNIAN


Meaning of JOTNIAN in English

ˈjätnēən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Old Norse jötn-, jötunn giant + English -ian; akin to Old English eoten giant, Middle Low German eteninne giantess, and perhaps to Old English etan to eat — more at eat

: of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Precambrian — see geologic time table

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