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Definition of Hypogene

1. a. Formed or crystallized at depths beneath the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene.

Definition of Hypogene

1. Adjective. (geology) Formed underground, (often by ascending solutions). ¹

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Definition of Hypogene

1. formed underground [adj]

Medical Definition of Hypogene

1. Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene. Origin: Pref. Hypo- + the root of Gr. To be born: cf. F. Hypogene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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