English Explanatory Dictionary

Permian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.
name
  1. The language of these people; Permic.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.
  2. Pertaining to their language; Permic.
  3. Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.
name
  1. The Permian period.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɜːmɪən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Permian.wav /ˈpɝmɪən/

Word forms

Permian Permians more Permian most Permian the Permian

Etymology

From Perm + -ian.

Synonyms

Bjarmian

Related words

Perm
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