Pre-Cam|bri|an

Pre-Cam|bri|an
Pre-Cam|bri|an or Pre|cam|bri|an «pree KAM bree uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. the earliest geological era, including all the time before the Cambrian; the Azoic, Archeozoic, and Proterozoic eras together: »

The Pre-Cambrian includes all the history of the earth from its supposed origin until the invasion of the Cambrian seas over the eroded continents. This span of time involved is at least a billion and a half years (Robert M. Garrels).

2. the rocks formed in this era.
–adj.
of this era or its rocks.

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