"Arenig" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The term was first used by Adam Sedgwick in 1847 with reference to the "Arenig Ashes and Porphyries" in the neighbourhood of Arenig Fawr, in Merioneth, North Wales. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Arenig
  1. (geology) A time interval during the Lower Ordovician period. Synonyms: Arenigian
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  2. A locality in Llanycil community, Gwynedd, Wales, historically in Merionethshire (OS grid ref SH8339). Categories (place): Places in Gwynedd, Wales, Places in Wales, Villages in Gwynedd, Wales, Villages in Wales
    Sense id: en-Arenig-en-name-MYjCT1Q2
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