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Miocene

Mi′o-cene

(mī′ō̍-sēn)
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p
rop.
Adj.
[Gr.
μείων
less +
καινόσ
new, fresh, recent.]
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.
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Noun.
The Miocene period. See
Chart
of
Geology
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Definition 2025

Miocene

Miocene

See also: miocene, miocène, and Miocène

English

Adjective

Miocene ‎(comparative more Miocene, superlative most Miocene)

  1. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.

Translations

Proper noun

Miocene

  1. (geology) The Miocene epoch.

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Geologic timescale

miocene

miocene

See also: Miocene, miocène, and Miocène

Italian

Noun

miocene m ‎(plural mioceni)

  1. Miocene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μείων ‎(meíōn, “less”) + καινός ‎(kainós, “new”).

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