1 parageosyncline | Definition of parageosyncline

parageosyncline

noun
para·​geosyncline | \ ¦parÉ™+\

Definition of parageosyncline

: a geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline

History and Etymology for parageosyncline

para- entry 1 + geosyncline

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