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syncline

Main Entry:: syn·cline
Pronunciation:: \ˈsin-ˌklīn\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: back-formation from synclinal
Date:: 1873

: a trough of stratified rock in which the beds dip toward each other from either side — compare anticline

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