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Definition: FALUNS

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Noun 1. A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Faluns" is a common misspelling or typo for: felons, flans, flaunts, fauns.

Date "Faluns" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

Etymology:Faluns \Fa`luns"\, noun. [French expression]. (references)

Definition: FALUNS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FALUNS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

Etymology:Faluns \Fa`luns"\, noun. [French expression]. (references)