Meaning Of The Word Tethys
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Tethys Meaning
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Tethys in American English
noun: a Titan, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids and river gods Tethys in American English 1 a daughter of Uranus and wife of Oceanus, by whom she is the mother of the Oceanides Tethys in American English 2 an ancient sea and geosyncline, especially of the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic eras that separated Laurasia from Gondwana Tethys in British English 1 noun: a Titaness and sea goddess, wife of Oceanus Tethys in British English 2 noun: a large satellite of the planet Saturn Tethys in British English 3 noun: the sea that lay between Laurasia and Gondwanaland, the two supercontinents formed by the first split of the larger supercontinent Pangaea. The Tethys Sea can be regarded as the predecessor of today's smaller Mediterranean |
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