Grenville series

noun

Gren·​ville series

ˈgrenˌvil-,

chiefly South -vəl-

: a series of rocks consisting mainly of highly metamorphosed limestones and other sediments occurring in eastern Canada

Word History

Etymology

from Grenville county, Ontario, Canada

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