Taconic

== English == === Alternative forms === Taghkanic === Etymology === From Tacony (a certain river) +‎ -ic. The river's name is borrowed from Unami tèkhane (literally “cold river”), from tè inan (“cold”) + -hàne (“river”). Other early spellings include Taughkannuc. === Proper noun === Taconic A mountain range in New England, United States; A low mountain range in eastern New York, western Massachusetts, and southwestern Vermont. Synonym: Taconic Mountains A town in New York, United States. (geology) The geological process that resulted in the precursor to the modern Taconic mountain range and shaped much of the Appalachian range, or the time period in the early Silurian during which this occurred Synonym: Taconic orogeny ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === Taconic (not comparable) (geology) Relating to the geological process which created the Taconic mountain range. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Taconic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Occitan, cantico