Neogen

See also: neogen and neogén

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neoˈɡeːn/

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• Hyphenation: Neo‧gen

Proper noun

Neogen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Neogens)

1. the Neogene (a geologic period; from the end of the Paleogene Period 23.03 million years ago to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period 2.58 million years ago)

   Synonyms: (dated, obsolete) Jungtertiär, oberes Tertiär

Declension

Declension of Neogen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Neogen
genitive	eines	des	Neogens
dative	einem	dem	Neogen
accusative	ein	das	Neogen

Meronyms

• Pliozän, Miozän

Holonyms

• Känozoikum, Erdneuzeit

Coordinate terms

• Quartär, Paläogen

Further reading

• “Neogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Neogen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Neogen” in Duden online