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moraine.

An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈɹeɪn/Received-Pronunciation/mɒˈɹeɪn/Received-Pronunciation/məˈɹeɪn/General-American
  1. An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

Where this word comes from

From French moraine, from Savoyard Italian morena, from Franco-Provençal mor, morre (“muzzle, snout”), from Vulgar Latin *murrum. Compare morion.

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