saale glaciation
noun · n
Simple meaning
The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time.
Pronunciation
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sahleeglaysheeayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɑliɡleɪʃieɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
n
The Saale glaciation or Saale Glaciation, sometimes referred to as the Saalian glaciation, Saale cold period, Saale complex (Saale-Komplex) or Saale glacial stage (called the Wolstonian Stage in Britain), covers the middle of the three large glaciations in Northern Europe and the northern parts of Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Western Europe by the Scandinavian Inland Ice Sheet.
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This meaning: The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
Used this way, saale glaciation is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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