Präkambrium

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Etymology

From prä- (pre-) +‎ Kambrium (Cambrian), a learned borrowing from New Latin Praecambrium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈkambʁiʊm/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Prä‧kam‧bri‧um

Proper noun

Präkambrium n (proper noun, strong, genitive Präkambriums)

  1. the Precambrian
    Synonym: Erdfrühzeit

Declension

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