Definitions for holoceneˈhɒl əˌsin, ˈhoʊ lə-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Hol•o•ceneˈhɒl əˌsin, ˈhoʊ lə-(adj.)
Category: Geology
Ref: recent (def. 3). 4
Category: Geology
Ref: recent (def. 4). 5
Origin of Holocene:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch(noun)
approximately the last 10,000 years
Wiktionary
Holocene(Noun)
The Holocene epoch.
Holocene(Adjective)
Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 11,000 years ago to the present; the age of man.
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