Eozän

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Etymology

The term was coined in the 19th century. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, dawn) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, fresh, new)

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  • Hyphenation: Eo‧zän

Proper noun

das Eozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Eozäns)

  1. Eocene
    das Eozän ist die zweitälteste Abteilung des Tertiärs(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2020, de.wikipedia, Tertiär:
      “Zu Beginn des Eozäns, vor rund 50 Millionen Jahren, stieg die globale Temperatur auf die höchsten Werte (ca. 30 °C) im gesamten Känozoikum („früheozänes Klimaoptimum").”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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