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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνατῆξις (anatêxis), from ἀνα- (ana-) + τῆξις (têxis, “melting”).

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