Hamilton period

English

Etymology

from Hamilton, a village in Madison County, New York

Proper noun

Hamilton period

(obsolete, geology) A subdivision of the Devonian period[19th century].

References

“Hamilton period”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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