"Cassinian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Cassinian [comparative], most Cassinian [superlative]
Etymology: From Cassini + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cassini|an}} Cassini + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cassinian (comparative more Cassinian, superlative most Cassinian)
  1. Of or relating to the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Cassinian [canonical]
Etymology: From Cassini + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cassini|an}} Cassini + -an Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Cassinian
  1. (geology) A sub-age from 473 to 471.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
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