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Definition
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
or more rarely:
the rocks, minerals, and rock formations of an area
or more rarely:
the rocks, minerals, and rock formations of an area
- He was rewarded by seeing Maggie let her work fall, and gradually get so absorbed in his wonderful geological story that she sat looking at him, leaning forward with crossed arms, and with an entire absence of self-consciousness, as if he had been the snuffiest of old professors, and she a downy-lipped alumna.6.2 — Book 6 Chapter 2 — First Impressions (74% in)
There are no more uses of "geology" in The Mill on the Floss.
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