Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Word of the Day: Eustasy

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noun 1. A change of sea level throughout the world, caused typically by movements of parts of the Earth's crust or melting of glaciers.
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Greek, 1940s
Why This Word?
"Eustasy" is a relatively recent term, coming to English from German as a back-formation of "eustatic," which means "relating to or denoting changes in sea level throughout the world." Although "eustasy" is the standard spelling in scientific circles (and in the Oxford dictionary), "eustacy" is the only spelling of this word in other dictionaries. The "-cy" suffix evolved from the Latin "-atia" suffix. ...
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