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ste·pha·nian
\stə̇ˈfānēən, -nyən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French stéphanien, from (Sanctus) Stephanus (Latin form of Saint-Étienne, city in central France where a carboniferous basin representing this division is found) + French -ien -ian
: of or relating to a division of the Carboniferous — see geologic time table |