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Definition of: postglacial
(pōst′glā′shəl) Geol. adjective
Later than the glacial epoch; specifically, formed since the disappearance of the Pleistocene continental glaciers.
—noun A sedimentary deposit resulting from the retreat of a continental glacier.
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