Associations to the word «Holocene»

Wiktionary

HOLOCENE, adjective. (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 11,000 years ago to the present; the age of man.
HOLOCENE, proper noun. (geology) The Holocene epoch.

Dictionary definition

HOLOCENE, noun. Approximately the last 10,000 years.

Wise words

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