Definitions
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- adjective Pertaining to a time interval less than a
thousand years
Etymologies
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sub- + millennial
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Examples
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However, this record lacks both reef-crest development up to the full highstand elevation, as inferred from widespread intertidal indicators at +6 m, and a detailed chronology, owing to the difficulty of replicating U-series ages on submillennial timescales.
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