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eustasy.

A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjuːstəsi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjustəsi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity.

Where this word comes from

A back-formation from eustatic (borrowed from German eustatische (“eustatic”), from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well, good”) + στάσις (stásis, “standing”)) + -y.

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