"Ectasian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Ectasian [comparative], most Ectasian [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ἔκτασις|-ian|lang1=grc|t1=extension}} Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”) + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Ectasian (comparative more Ectasian, superlative most Ectasian)
  1. (geology) Of a geologic period within the Mesoproterozoic era from about 1400 to 1200 million years ago. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-Ectasian-en-adj-ZU8YWWyZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ἔκτασις|-ian|lang1=grc|t1=extension}} Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”) + -ian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ectasian
  1. (geology) The Ectasian period. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (Ectasian period): Ectasià [masculine] (Catalan), ectas (Estonian), jotunikausi (Finnish), jotuni (Finnish), Εκτάσια (Ektásia) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-Ectasian-en-name-DqUNhm3m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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