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志留紀

简志留纪 · 繁志留紀

Mandarin · pinyin Zhì liú jì

Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)

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志: zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
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纪: jì · record, annal, historical account

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4–2–4 · Zhi4 liu2 ji4

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(geology) the Silurian period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 443.4 to 419.2 million years ago)

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