First Known Use: 1918
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diapir
noun di·a·pir \ˈdī-ə-ˌpir\
Definition of DIAPIR
: an anticlinal fold in which a mobile core has broken through brittle overlying rocks
— di·a·pir·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈpir-ik\ adjective
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Origin of DIAPIR
French, probably from Greek diapeirein to drive through, from dia- + peirein to pierce; akin to Greek poros passage — more at fare
Rhymes with DIAPIR
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