# miogeocline

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An area of sedimentation that occurs along the passive margin of a continent.

## Etymology
Coined in 1966 by Dietz and Holden from the miogeosyncline concept of the outdated geosynclinal theory.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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