turonien
French, adjective\ty.ʁɔ.njɛ̃\
turonien is spelled T-U-R-O-N-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turonien is a French adjective meaning “Turonian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au Turonien”.
What does turonien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Turonian
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étage stratigraphique du Crétacé supérieur dans le Mésozoïque.
adjective: 1. Relatif au Turonien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of turonien
- turonienne feminine
- turoniens masculine plural
- turoniennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce turonien?
- \ty.ʁɔ.njɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is turonien in French?
turonien appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).