CUMBRIAN
\kˈʌmbɹi͡ən], \kˈʌmbɹiən], \k_ˈʌ_m_b_ɹ_iə_n]\
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kum'bri-an, adj. (geol.) of or pertaining to a system of slaty rocks best developed in Cumberland and Westmorland, now merged in the Cambrian or Silurian system.
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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