English Explanatory Dictionary

Actonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the architect Samuel Acton; applied to a septennial prize awarded by the Royal Institution.
name
  1. A stratigraphic age, a subdivision of the Middle Ordivician, from 454 Ma to 453 Ma.

Pronunciation

/ækˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ /ækˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word forms

Actonian the Actonian

Etymology

From Acton + -ian, after Samuel Acton (c.1773–1837).

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