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uk/ˈsɪŋ.klaɪn/us/ˈsɪŋ.klaɪn/specializeda downward, U-shaped fold in the layers of rock in the earth's surface
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- aquifer
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
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- continental drift
- Cretaceous
- crustal
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