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MYA¹

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  1. million years ago: megayears ago.

Mya²

Where it comes from

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin.

Mya³

proper noun Myas

  1. A surname.

Mya⁴

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  1. million years ago: megayears ago. Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.

mya⁵

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  1. million years ago: megayears ago. The first (oldest) unit of time is the Precambrian Supereon, which covers much of Earth's history from its origins roughly 4.55 bya to 545 mya. Very primitive, one-celled life-forms arose as early as 4.0 bya and near the end of the era (570 mya) the oldest known fossils of multi-celled organisms app

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"mya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mya.

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@misc{mya_2026,
  title = {mya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}