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Definition of: Permian
(pûr′mē·ən) Geol. noun
The latest period of the Paleozoic era, following the Pennsylvanian and succeeded by the Triassic; also, the Permian rock system.
—adjective Relating to this period, [after Perm, a former E. Russian province]
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