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post-depositional vs postdepositional

Both "post-depositional" and "postdepositional" are correct, but the hyphenated form is more commonly used in English. The hyphen helps to clarify the relationship between the prefix "post" and the word "depositional."

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post-depositional

This is correct and commonly used in English.

The hyphenated form "post-depositional" is used to indicate something that occurs after deposition. It clarifies the relationship between the prefix "post" and the word "depositional."
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  • MIKE SMITH: Now I want to move on to look at post-depositional processes. Whatever stratigraphic sequence we've got can be overprinted by post- depositional ...

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  • postdepositional

postdepositional

This is correct but less commonly used in English.

The non-hyphenated form "postdepositional" is also correct, but it is less common in usage compared to the hyphenated form. It conveys the same meaning as "post-depositional."
  • postdepositional (not comparable). Occurring after deposition. Retrieved from " https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=postdepositional&oldid=26850263".
  • Expand. depositional, adjective. postdepositional, adjective. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2016.
  • Magnetic anisotropy reveals the depositional and postdepositional history of a loess-paleosol sequence at Nussloch (Germany) ...
  • The postdepositional mobility of Cd and U has been investigated in North Atlantic turbidites in order to validate their utility as proxies of paleo-organic carbon ...

Alternatives:

  • post-depositional

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