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diastem
noun
(1)
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diastem
[
dahy
-
uh
-stem ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
,
Geology.
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
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Origin of
diastem
1
1850–55; <
Greek
diástēma
interval;
diastema
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