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Pliocene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pliocene : (noun)
1: from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains;
cooling of climate; more and larger mammals [syn: Pliocene,
Pliocene epoch]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pliocene : \Pli"o*cene\, a. [Written also pleiocene.] [Gr. ? more
_ ? new, recent.] (Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent
division of the Tertiary age.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pliocene : \Pli"o*cene\, n. (Geol.)
The Pliocene period or deposits.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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