Pliocene
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Pliocene
- /ˈplaɪəsiːn/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. By surface analysis, pleio- + -cene.
adjective Pleiocene
- Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 5.3 to 1.7 million years ago; marked by the appearance of humanity's first ancestors. [I]n a final sentence he expressed his conviction that his opponents "did not in truth represent the thought of the twentieth century, but might rather be regarded as mental fossils dug from some early Pliocene horizon ".
proper noun Pleiocene
- The Pliocene epoch.
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adj of the Pliocene epoch
| हिन्दी | अतिनूतन युग atinūtan yug |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | πλειόκαινος pleiókainos |
name geology, the Pliocene epoch
| Italiano | Pliocene |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | Πλειόκαινο Pleiókaino |
Talk about this word "Pliocene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pliocene. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pliocene. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pliocene "Pliocene." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pliocene.Cite this
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