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Pliocene

Pli′o-cene

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Adj.
[Written also
pleiocene
.]
[Gr. [GREEK] more + [GREEK] new, recent.]
(Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age.

Pli′o-cene

,
Noun.
(Geol.)
The Pliocene period or deposits.

Definition 2024

Pliocene

Pliocene

See also: pliocene, pliocène, and Pliocène

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

Pliocene ‎(not comparable)

  1. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 5.3 to 1.7 million years ago; marked by the appearance of man's first ancestors.

Translations

Proper noun

Pliocene

  1. (geology) The Pliocene epoch.

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Geologic timescale
  • Postpliocene

Italian

Etymology

From English Pliocene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pli.oˈt͡ʃɛ.ne/, [plioˈt͡ʃɛːn̺e]
  • Hyphenation: Plio‧cè‧ne

Noun

Pliocene m

  1. (geology) The Pliocene epoch.

Derived terms

pliocene

pliocene

See also: Pliocene, pliocène, and Pliocène

Italian

Noun

pliocene m ‎(plural plioceni)

  1. (geology) Pliocene

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