pleistocene

Definition of Pleistocene in English :

see synonyms of pleistocene

Noun

1. glacial epoch, pleistocene, pleistocene epoch

from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution

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Pleistocene

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adjective

1.

of, denoting, or formed in the first epoch of the Quaternary period, which lasted for about 1 600 000 years. It was characterized by extensive glaciations of the N hemisphere and the evolutionary development of man

noun

2. the Pleistocene

Pleistocene

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adjective

[sometimes p-]

designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Quaternary Period, characterized by a series of advancing and retreating continental glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere and the development of modern humans and toolmaking cultures

Pleistocene

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adj.

Of, relating to, or being the epoch of geologic time from about 2.6 million to 12,000 years ago, the older of the two epochs of the Quaternary Period. It is characterized by the alternate appearance and recession of northern glaciation, the appearance and worldwide spread of hominins, and the extinction of numerous land mammals, such as the mammoths, mastodons, and saber-toothed tigers. See Table at geologic time.

n.

The Pleistocene Epoch.

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