What does "permian" mean?

An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.

What is a synonym for "permian"?

Common synonyms include: bjarmian, bjarmian, language, period, permian period, time.

Permian

//ˈpɝmɪən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.
2
The language of such people; Permic.

Adjective

1
Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.
2
Pertaining to their language; Permic.
3
Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.
"‘In many ways modern art was a culture of the beach. They say it's the light, the special quality of quartz in the Permian rock.’"