See sal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"English terms with quotations",
"en:Geology"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1923 March, G. Vibert Douglas, A.V. Douglas, “Note on the Interpretation of the Wegener Frequency Curve”, in Geological Magazine, volume 60, number 3, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, page 108:",
"text": "Wegener bases his theory of the drifting continents on the assumption that there are two distinct levels to be taken into account, the surface of the masses of \"sal\" which form the continents and the surface of the \"sima\" in which they float.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of sial"
],
"links": [
[
"geology",
"geology"
],
[
"sial",
"sial#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(geology) Alternative form of sial"
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"geography",
"geology",
"natural-sciences"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Sal"
}
],
"word": "sal"
}
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