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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
allochthonous /əˈlɒkθənəs/

▶adjective Geology denoting a deposit or formation that originated at a distance from its present position. Often contrasted with autochthonous.

– origin early 20th cent.: from allo- + Gk khthōn ‘earth’ + -ous.

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