Definitions for varvevɑrv
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
varvevɑrv(n.)
a pair of thin contrasting layers of lake-bed sediment, representing a year's cycle of sedimentation.
Category: Geology
Origin of varve:
1920–25; < Sw varv a round, (complete) turn
Wiktionary
varve(Noun)
An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
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