moraine
Meaning
An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈɹeɪn/
Etymology
From French moraine, from Savoyard Italian morena, from Franco-Provençal mor, morre (“muzzle, snout”), from Vulgar Latin *murrum. Compare morion.
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