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ˈbɔːrɪəl/
adj.
- chiefly Ecology of the North or northern regions, adjacent to or including the Arctic.
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(Boreal)
Geology relating to or denoting the second climatic stage of the postglacial period in northern Europe (about 9,000 to 7,500 years ago).
Etymology
ME: from late L. borealis, from L. Boreas, denoting the god of the north wind, from Gk.
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