First Known Use: 1612
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Devonian
adjective De·vo·ni·an \di-ˈvō-nē-ən\
Definition of DEVONIAN
1
: of or relating to Devonshire, England
2
: of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era between the Silurian and the Mississippian or the corresponding system of rocks — see geologic time table
— Devonian noun
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Origin of DEVONIAN
Devon, England
Rhymes with DEVONIAN
aeonian, Antonian, Baconian, Bergsonian, Bostonian, Capetonian, chelonian, Clactonian, demonian, draconian, Estonian, Etonian, favonian, Galtonian, Gladstonian, gorgonian, Gorgonian, Houstonian, Ionian, Jacksonian, Johnsonian, Jonsonian, Miltonian, Newtonian, Oxonian, Petronian, plutonian, Samsonian, Wilsonian
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