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afterslip

noun

Etymology

From after- + slip.

  1. derived from *slībaną✻ — “to split”
  2. derived from *slewbʰ-✻ — “slip, slide”
  3. derived from *sleyb-✻ — “slimy; to slide”
  4. derived from *slipjaną✻ — “to glide”
  5. derived from *slippjan✻
  6. derived from *slippian✻
  7. derived from slippen
  8. inherited from slippen
  9. prefixed as afterslip — “after + slip”

Definitions

  1. A non-violent movement of the ground following an earthquake

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA