jurassic

CEFRB2

/d͡ʒʊˈɹæs.ɪk/

noun · adj/noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    From 190 million to 135 million years ago

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to the Mesozoic era as a whole.

Examples

  • The dinosaurs in the film "Jurassic Park" were true-to-life.

  • When I was a kid, I loved the film Jurassic Park.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adj/noun

Extra meaning

  1. Relating to the Jurassic geologic period.

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In context

  • [p 108] Like the Forest Marble Beds in the Middle Jurassic, the Purbeck Beds of the Upper Jurassic are deltaic or estuarine in origin, so as well as mammals they contain small, presumably freshwater, crocodiles and the first indisputable lizards. [p 109] This...

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French Jurassique, named for the discovery and type location in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. The -assic suffix was extracted from Triassic.