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Definition of orogeny noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

orogeny

 noun
noun
NAmE//ɔˈrɑdʒəni//
 
[uncountable] (geology)
 
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a process in which the outer layer of the earth is folded to form mountains
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