"Mya" meaning in English

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        "A female given name from Latin"
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      "form": "Myas",
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        "A surname."
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "million years ago"
        }
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        },
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          "text": "Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.",
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        "Abbreviation of million years ago."
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          "year",
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  "word": "Mya"
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