"cretaceous" meaning in English

See cretaceous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: From Latin cretaceus (“chalky”), from Latin creta. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cretaceus||chalky}} Latin cretaceus (“chalky”), {{der|en|la|creta}} Latin creta Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cretaceous (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to chalk. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to chalk): тебеширен (tebeširen) (Bulgarian), crayeux (French), кре́йдовий (kréjdovyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cretaceous-en-adj-5Xd1ot7C Disambiguation of 'of or relating to chalk': 93 7
  2. Consisting of chalk. Tags: not-comparable Translations (consisting of chalk): crétacé (French), crayeux (French)
    Sense id: en-cretaceous-en-adj-seSsldRj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'consisting of chalk': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cretaceously, noncretaceous, supercretaceous, supracretaceous Related terms: crayon
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