English
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Etymology
From French moraine#French|moraine, from Savoyard Italian morena, from Franco-Provençal mor, morre �muzzle, snout�, from Vulgar Latin *murrum. Compare morion.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�'reɪn/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Noun
en-noun

1. an accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier

Derived terms
lateral moraine : When eroded debris are carried along the glacier's edge.
ground moraine : Moraine found at the base of a glacier.
terminal moraine : Rubble dropped at the foot of a melting glacier.

Translations
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German: Moräne f
Finnish: moreeni
French: moraine#French|moraine f
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Ido: moreno

French

Etymology
From Savoyard Italian morena, from Provençal French mor �muzzle, snout�, from Vulgar Latin *murrum.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m���n/

Noun
moraine f

1. moraine#English|moraine

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