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Pleistocene

Pleistocene Meaning & Definition
Pleistocene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pleistocene?

[n] from 11 thousand to 2 millions years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pleistocene: Glacial epoch | Pleistocene epoch

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See Also | Age of Man | epoch | Quaternary | Quaternary period

Pleistocene In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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