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Meaning of Gamblian in English:

Gamblian

Pronunciation /ˈɡamblɪən/

noun

rare Geology

  • An East African pluvial period of the Pleistocene, preceding the Makalian.

adjective

rare Geology

  • Designating this period; of or relating to this period.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Louis Leakey (1903–1972), archaeologist and palaeoanthropologist. From Gamble + -ian.