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carboniferous
adjective car·bon·if·er·ous \ˌkär-bə-ˈni-f(ə-)rəs\
Definition of CARBONIFEROUS
1
: producing or containing carbon or coal
2
capitalized : of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era between the Devonian and the Permian or the corresponding system of rocks that includes coal beds — see geologic time table
— Carboniferous noun
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First Known Use of CARBONIFEROUS
1799
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