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Lithogenesy

Lithogenesy \Lith`o*gen"e*sy\, n. [Litho- Gr. ge`nesis origin, generation: cf. F. lithog['e]n['e]sie. See Genesis.] The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals composing the globe.

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lithogenesy

n. (archaic form of lithogenesis English)