oligocene

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Sostantivo

oligocene (Wikipedia approfondimento) m solo sing

  1. (geologia) parte più recente del periodo denominato paleogene, risalente a 34 milioni di anni fa e terminato 23 milioni di anni fa

Sillabazione

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Pronuncia

IPA: /oliɡoˈt͡ʃɛne/

Etimologia / Derivazione

formato da oligo- (dal greco ὀλίγος cioè "poco") e -cene, dal greco καινός ossia "nuovo, recente"; significa quindi "poco recente"

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Traduzione

(geologia)

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