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intervalley en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English valley English intervalley From inter- + valley.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Between valleys.

intervalley en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English valley English intervalley From inter- + valley.

Meanings

1. A valley lying between other valleys, or between other entities.
   • At the outer margins of the intervalleys the sagebrush type is modified by an admixture of grasses and weeds, of which wheat bunch grass, wild geranium, lupine, balsam root, and giant wild rye are most conspicuous. 1929, Geological Survey (U.S.), Land Classification of the Northern Great Plains: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, page 55:
   • On adult shells the posterior end of the notch is ill defined and may be filled with callus flesh with the intervalleys between the ridge. 1970, Geological Survey of Great Britain, Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, page 70:

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