periglacial

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/pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/

Definition of periglacial

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(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.

“* During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe.”

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From peri- + glacial.

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