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English → English (gcide) Definition: Neocomian Neocomian \Ne`o*co"mi*an\, n. [From Neocomium, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.] (Geol.) A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand. [1913 Webster] Neocomian \Ne`o*co"mi*an\, a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lower greensand. [1913 Webster]