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adj
Of or pertaining to the Archaeozoic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Period of time determined to exist prior to 2.5 thousand million years ago.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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adjective satellite
of or belonging to earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: archeozoic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Archean, Archean eon, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eon, aeon
History
From archaeo- + -zoic.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
