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2024
-cene
-cene
See also:
cene
,
cené
,
cène
,
Cène
,
and
çene
English
Suffix
-cene
(
geology
)
Related to the
geologic
period
called the
Cenozoic
, the current one.
Derived terms
Eocene
Holocene
Miocene
Oligocene
Paleocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Anthropocene
Translations
suffix indicating a geologic period
Finnish:
-seeni
French:
-cène
(fr)
Spanish:
-ceno
Usage notes
Other words ending in "cene" may have
-ene
as suffix
Etymology
From
Cenozoic
.
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