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-cene

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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suffix

Meaning 1

Related to the geologic era called the Cenozoic, the current one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From Cenozoic. From Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: -cén — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • Finnish: -seeni — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • French: -cène — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • Hungarian: -cén — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • Norwegian Bokmål: -cen — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: -cen — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • Polish: -cen — suffix indicating a geologic period
  • Spanish: -ceno — suffix indicating a geologic period