miogeocline

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Etymology

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Coined in 1966 by Dietz and Holden from the miogeosyncline concept of the outdated geosynclinal theory.

Noun

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miogeocline (plural miogeoclines)

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  1. An area of sedimentation that occurs along the passive margin of a continent.