About The Word Pleistocene
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Pleistocene
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Pleistocene: 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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