Definition of Permic

1. Noun. A group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals.

Generic synonyms: Fennic, Finnic, Non-ugric
Specialized synonyms: Udmurt, Votyak, Komi, Zyrian

Definition of Permic

1. Proper noun. A group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals, including Komi and Udmurt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Permic

Perlia
Perlia's nucleus
Perlin noise
Perlis
Perlish
Perls
Perls' Prussian blue stain
Perls' test
Perlsian
Perm
Permalloy
Permian
Permian period
Permians
Permic (current term)
Pernambuco
Pernik
Pernis
Pernis apivorus
Pernod
Pernot furnace
Pernot furnaces
Pernyi moth
Pernyi moths
Perodicticus
Perodicticus potto
Perognathus
Perognathus flavescens
Perognathus flavus

Literary usage of Permic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Comprehensive Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1921)
"CHAPTER XXXVIII THE PERMIAN OR Permic SYSTEM BETWEEN the Coal-measures and the red Triassic sandstone (Bunter Sandstein) of northern Germany lies a series ..."

2. North American Index Fossils by Amadeus William Grabau, Hervey Woodburn Shimer (1910)
"THE CARBONIC AND Permic SYSTEMS. These two systems are not fully differentiated in North America, and so are best treated together. ..."

3. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1906)
"The Amazon faunas are regarded by Katzer as Upper Carbonic, with partial extension into the Permic. For the other regions (Chile, Peru, Bolivia) nothing ..."

4. Trübner's Catalogue of Dictionaries and Grammars of the Principal Languages by Trübner (1882)
"8vo. cloth, pp. viii. and 70. London, 1872. 3». 6rf. Permic. ... Grammar of the Permic Language. 8vo. (In Russian.) Petersb. I860. 3s. ..."

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