Pliocene

See also: pliocene, pliocène, and Pliocène

English

Alternative forms

Pleiocene

Adjective

Pliocene (not comparable)

(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 5.3 to 1.7 million years ago; marked by the appearance of humanity's first ancestors.

Translations

of the Pliocene epoch

Georgian: პლიოცენური (ṗliocenuri)

Greek: πλειόκαινος (pleiókainos)

Proper noun

Pliocene

(geology) The Pliocene epoch.

Translations

geology, the Pliocene epoch

Czech: pliocén m
Estonian: pliotseen
Finnish: plioseenikausi

Georgian: პლიოცენი (ṗlioceni), პლიოცენური ეპოქა (ṗliocenuri eṗoka)
Greek: Πλειόκαινο n (Pleiókaino)
Italian: Pliocene

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale
Postpliocene

Further reading

Pliocene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From English Pliocene.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pli.oˈt͡ʃɛ.ne/, [pl̺ioˈt͡ʃɛːn̺e]
Stress: Pliocène
Hyphenation: Plio‧ce‧ne

Noun

Pliocene m

(geology) The Pliocene epoch.

Derived terms

pliocenico

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