Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of secondary origin: specifically applied in geology to those rocks which have been derived from the protogenic rocks by mechanical action.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Geol.) Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.
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- adjective geology Of
secondary origin ; said of certainrocks whosematerial has beenderived from older rocks.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek second + to be born.
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