Holocene
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English
Etymology
From French Holocène, based on holo- (“whole”) + Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”). Coined to replace the earlier (1833) label Recent, formally submitted in 1867 and officially endorsed in 1969.[1] The concept is that this epoch is entirely (wholly) new.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/
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Adjective
Holocene (not comparable)
- (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.
- Meronym: Anthropocene
Translations
relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Proper noun
the Holocene
- (geology) The Holocene epoch.
Derived terms
- assholocene (vulgar)
Translations
The Holocene epoch
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