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Definition of: unconformity
(un′kən·fôr′mə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. Want of conformity; nonconformity.
2. Geol. a A lack of continuity between groups of stratified rocks in contact, indicative of a gap in the stratigraphic record, b The contact layer between such groups.
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