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Pleistocene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pleistocene : (noun)
1: from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive
glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human
evolution [syn: Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, Glacial
epoch]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pleistocene : \Pleis"to*cene\, a. [Gr. ? most _ ? new.] (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the
Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. -- n. The
Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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