Usually means: Relating to ancient central European mountains.
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  1. Hercynian: Merriam-Webster
  2. Hercynian, the Hercynian: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Hercynian: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Hercynian: Wordnik
  5. Hercynian: Wiktionary
  6. Hercynian: Dictionary.com
  7. Hercynian: Online Etymology Dictionary
  8. Hercynian: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Hercynian: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. hercynian: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Hercynian: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. hercynian: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. hercynian: FreeDictionary.org
  14. Hercynian: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. Hercynian: Merriam-Webster

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▸ adjective:  Of or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany.
▸ noun:  A person from the Hercynian Forest.

Similar:
hercynitic, Herculanean, Heracleian, Hyrcanian, Hermogenic, Herodian, Hieracian, Hermesian, Hesperian, hetaeric, more...

Types:
metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary, more...

Phrases:
hercynian orogeny, Hercynian Forest, more...

Adjectives:
late, pre, post, sub, early, rheno, appalachian
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Similar:
hercynitic, Herculanean, Heracleian, Hyrcanian, Hermogenic, Herodian, Hieracian, Hermesian, Hesperian, hetaeric, more...

Types:
metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary, more...

Phrases:
hercynian orogeny, Hercynian Forest, more...

Adjectives:
late, pre, post, sub, early, rheno, appalachian



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