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orogeny (orogenesis) Mountain building, especially when a belt of the Earth's crust is compressed by lateral forces to form a chain of mountains. There have been many orogenic episodes in the evolution of the crust, each extending over many millions of years. See FOLD BELT; OROGEN; OROGENIC BELT; and OROGENIC CYCLE.

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