Pronunciation: ' h ī -p ə - ˌ j ē n
Function: adjective
Etymology: hypo- + Greek -gen ē s born, produced ― more at -GEN
Date: 1831
: formed, crystallized, or lying at depths below the earth's surface : PLUTONIC ― used of various rocks
Pronunciation: ' h ī -p ə - ˌ j ē n
Function: adjective
Etymology: hypo- + Greek -gen ē s born, produced ― more at -GEN
Date: 1831
: formed, crystallized, or lying at depths below the earth's surface : PLUTONIC ― used of various rocks
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012