Holocene
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Etymology edit
From French Holocène, based on holo- (“whole”) + Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”). Coined to replace the earlier (1833) label Recent, formally submitted in 1867 and officially endorsed in 1969.[1]
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Adjective edit
Holocene (not comparable)
- (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.
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relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Proper noun edit
Holocene
- (geology) The Holocene epoch.
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The Holocene epoch
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