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Webster 1913 Edition
Cambrian
Cam′bri-an
,Adj.
1.
(Geog.)
Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
2.
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; – sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under
Geology
. Cam′bri-an
,Noun.
1.
A native of Cambria or Wales.
2.
(Geol.)
The Cambrian formation.