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Definitions for holoceneˈhɒl əˌsin, ˈhoʊ lə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Hol•o•ceneˈhɒl əˌsin, ˈhoʊ lə-(adj.)

  1. Category: Geology

    Ref: recent (def. 3). 4

  2. Category: Geology

    Ref: recent (def. 4). 5

Origin of Holocene:

1895–1900

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch(noun)

    approximately the last 10,000 years

Wiktionary

  1. Holocene(Noun)

    The Holocene epoch.

  2. 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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