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Würm

Syllabification: (Würm)
Pronunciation: /vo͝orm/
Definition of Würm

noun

[usually as modifier] Geology
  • the final Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps, possibly corresponding to the Weichsel of northern Europe.
  • the system of deposits laid down at the time of the Würm glaciation.

Origin:

early 20th century: the former name of the Starnberger See, a lake in Bavaria

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