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Holocene
see synonyms of holoceneNoun
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Holocene
see synonyms of holoceneadjective
1.
of, denoting, or formed in the second and most recent epoch of the Quaternary period, which began 10 000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene
noun
2. the Holocene
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Holocene
see synonyms of holocene adjective
[sometimes h-]
designating or of the second and current epoch of the Quaternary Period, characterized by a warm climate and the development of modern human culture
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Holocene
see synonyms of holoceneadj.
Of, relating to, or being the epoch of geologic time from about 12,000 years ago to the present, the more recent of the two epochs of the Quaternary Period. It began at the end of the last Ice Age and is characterized by the development of human civilizations. See Table at geologic time.
n.
The Holocene Epoch.
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