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allochthon
[uh-lok-thuhn, -thon]
noun
Geology.
a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of allochthon1
First recorded in 1940–45; back formation from allochthonous
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