Miocene
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪəsiːn/
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Adjective
Miocene (not comparable)
- (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.
Translations
of the Miocene epoch
Proper noun
Miocene
- (geology) The Miocene epoch.
Translations
Miocene epoch
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See also
References
- ^ Charles Lyell (1833) Principles of Geology, volume III, book IV, page 392
