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German
Etymology
From older Pliocän, borrowed from English Pliocene.
Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”)
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- Hyphenation: Pli‧o‧zän
Proper noun
das Pliozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Pliozäns)
- Pliocene (The second and last geological epoch of the Neogene Period that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.)
- das Pliozän ist der jüngere Abschnitt des Neogens ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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