"glaciation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: glaciations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French glaciation, from glace (“ice”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|glaciation}} French glaciation, {{m|fr|glace||ice}} glace (“ice”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} glaciation (countable and uncountable, plural glaciations)
  1. The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ice
    Sense id: en-glaciation-en-noun-0XoRW1Sf Disambiguation of Ice: 59 35 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 74 14 12
  2. A particular instance of glacier formation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-glaciation-en-noun-gqW47sPr
  3. The act of freezing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-glaciation-en-noun-nBGc73os
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deglaciation, Elster glaciation, interglaciation, Mindel glaciation, neoglaciation, periglaciation, reglaciation

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-glaciation.wav Forms: glaciations [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} glaciation f (plural glaciations)
  1. glaciation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-glaciation-fr-noun-GOjF-wab Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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