"intertongue" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: intertongues [present, singular, third-person], intertonguing [participle, present], intertongued [participle, past], intertongued [past]
Etymology: inter- + tongue Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|tongue}} inter- + tongue Head templates: {{en-verb}} intertongue (third-person singular simple present intertongues, present participle intertonguing, simple past and past participle intertongued)
  1. (geology, of strata) To interlock. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-intertongue-en-verb-VvaZWXNK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for intertongue meaning in English (2.0kB)

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