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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In geology: A stratum of sedimentary rock. which from its central point of maximum thickness tapers to a thin edge in every direction; a common form of limestone in shales.
- noun A mass of eruptive rock squeezed and sheared into a shape like the typical sedimentary lenticle.
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