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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pe·ne·plain noun also pe·ne·plane \\ˈpē-ni-ˌplān, ˈpe-\\ ETYMOLOGY Latin paene, pene almost + English plain or plane DATE 1889 : a land surface of considerable area and slight relief shaped by erosion Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pe·ne·plain I. noun also pe·ne·plane \|pēnē, |pēnə+\ Etymology: pene- + plain or plane : an erosion surface of considerable area and slight relief — called also endrumpf; compare baselevel plain II. transitive verb or peneplane \“\ (-ed/-ing/-s) : to erode to a peneplain |
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