adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to chalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Cretaceous
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Consisting of chalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 3
The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or denoting the third period of the Mesozoic era
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
Meaning 5
abounding in chalk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 6
from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Cretaceous period
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: period, geological period
History
Etymology
From Latin cretaceus (“chalky”), from Latin creta.
Specific use of cretaceous.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: тебеширен (tebeširen) — of or relating to chalk
- French: crayeux — of or relating to chalk
- Ukrainian: кре́йдовий (kréjdovyj) — of or relating to chalk
- French: crétacé — consisting of chalk
- French: crayeux — consisting of chalk
- Armenian: Կեղտոտ (Keġtot) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Azerbaijani: Kretase — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Catalan: cretaci — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Chinese Mandarin: 白堊紀 /白垩纪 (Bái'èjì) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Czech: křída — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Dutch: Krijt — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Estonian: kriit — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Estonian: kriidiajastu — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Finnish: liitukausi — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- French: Crétacé — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Galician: Cretáceo — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Georgian: ცარცული (carculi) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Georgian: ცარცული პერიოდი (carculi ṗeriodi) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Georgian: ცარცული სისტემა (carculi sisṭema) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- German: Kreide — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Greek: Κρητιδική (Kritidikí) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Hebrew: קְרֶטִיקוֹן (qretiqón) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Hungarian: kréta — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Italian: cretacico — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Italian: cretaceo — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Japanese: 白亜紀 (Hakuaki) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Japanese: 白堊紀 (Hakuaki) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Korean: 백악기 (Baegakgi) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Mongolian: Цэрдийн галав (Cerdiin galav) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Mongolian: ᠴᠡᠷᠳᠡ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ (čerde-ǰin ɣalba) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Occitan: cretacèu — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Polish: kreda — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Portuguese: cretáceo — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Romanian: cretacic — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Russian: мелово́й пери́од (melovój períod) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Russian: мел (mel) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Spanish: Cretáceo — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Spanish: Cretácico — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Swedish: krita — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Turkish: kretase — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Uyghur: بور دەۋرى (bor dewri) — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Vietnamese: kỉ Crê-ta — geologic period within the Mesozoic
- Vietnamese: kỉ Phấn Trắng — geologic period within the Mesozoic
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