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Pleistocene en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn/
- /-toʊ-/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos, “most”) and καινός (kainós, “new”), meaning “newest”, coined by Charles Lyell in 1839. By surface analysis, containing the suffix -cene.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago (earlier definition 1.7 million to 11,000 years ago); marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals.
Forms
Translations (9)
el πλειστόκαινος (of the Pleistocene epoch) · pl plejstoceński (of the Pleistocene epoch) · uk плейстоце́новий (of the Pleistocene epoch) · it pleistocene (of the Pleistocene epoch) · de pleistozänisch (of the Pleistocene epoch) · fi pleistoseenikautinen (of the Pleistocene epoch) · fr Pléistocène (of the Pleistocene epoch) · ka პლეისტოცენური (of the Pleistocene epoch) · ru плейстоце́новый (of the Pleistocene epoch)
Pleistocene en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn/
- /-toʊ-/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos, “most”) and καινός (kainós, “new”), meaning “newest”, coined by Charles Lyell in 1839. By surface analysis, containing the suffix -cene.
Meanings
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The Pleistocene epoch.
A prehistoric site of late Pleistocene age, which was especially prepared for our visit, was seen at Ting-ts'un, above the Fen River (Shansi).
1977, F. Clark Howell, “Introduction”, in Paleoanthropology in the People's Republic of China, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3:Throughout the Pleistocene, climatic changes exerted another type of selective pressure on human biological evolution, contributing to the rapid emergence of various Homo species over time.
2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 89:
Forms
Deriveds
Plio-Pleistocene
Translations (17)
cs pleistocén ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · eo plejstoceno ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · nv nahasdzáán tingo siʼánę́ędą́ą́ʼ ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · el Πλειστόκαινο ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · pl plejstocen ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · ka პლეისტოცენის ეპოქა ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · it Pleistocene ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · et pleistotseen ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · fi pleistoseenikausi ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · de Eiszeitalter ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · de Pleistozän ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · ka პლეისტოცენი ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · cmn 更新世 ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · ca plistocè ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · uk плейстоце́н ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · ru плейстоце́н ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch) · nl pleistoceen ((geology) the Pleistocene epoch)