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ju·ras·sic I. \jəˈrasik, jüˈ-, -sēk\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French jurassique, from Jura, mountain range between France and Switzerland (from Latin) + -ique -ic : constituting or relating to the period of the Mesozoic era preceding the Cretaceous and succeeding the Triassic and the corresponding system of rocks — see geologic time table II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : the Jurassic period or system of rocks |