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varve
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[vɑːv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent the deposit of a single year (summer and winter) in a lake. Such layers can be measured to determine the chronology of glacial sediments
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Origin
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early 20th century; from Swedish varv ‘layer’
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