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Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The Holocene epoch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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approximately the last 10,000 years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: epoch
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. The concept is that this epoch is entirely (wholly) new. By surface analysis, holo- + -cene.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
holocè
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Catalan:
holocènic
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Chinese Mandarin:
全新世
(Quánxīnshì)
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Dutch:
holoceen
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Finnish:
holoseenikautinen
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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French:
holocène
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Galician:
holoceno
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Georgian:
ჰოლოცენური
(holocenuri)
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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German:
holozänisch
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Greek:
ολόκαινος
(olókainos)
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Polish:
holoceński
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Polish:
aluwialny
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Portuguese:
holoceno
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Russian:
голоцен
(golocen)
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Swedish:
holocen
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Turkish:
holosen
— relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present
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Catalan:
Holocè
— The Holocene epoch
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Chinese Mandarin:
全新世
(quánxīnshì)
— The Holocene epoch
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Czech:
holocén
— The Holocene epoch
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Danish:
Holocæn
— The Holocene epoch
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Dutch:
holoceen
— The Holocene epoch
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Esperanto:
Holoceno
— The Holocene epoch
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Estonian:
holotseen
— The Holocene epoch
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Finnish:
holoseeni
— The Holocene epoch
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Finnish:
holoseenikausi
— The Holocene epoch
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French:
Holocène
— The Holocene epoch
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Galician:
holoceno
— The Holocene epoch
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Georgian:
ჰოლოცენი
(holoceni)
— The Holocene epoch
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Georgian:
ჰოლოცენური ეპოქა
(holocenuri eṗoka)
— The Holocene epoch
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Georgian:
გამყინვარების შემდგომი ეპოქა
(gamq̇invarebis šemdgomi eṗoka)
— The Holocene epoch
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German:
Holozän
— The Holocene epoch
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Greek:
Ολόκαινο
(Olókaino)
— The Holocene epoch
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Italian:
olocene
— The Holocene epoch
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Norwegian:
Holocen
— The Holocene epoch
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Polish:
holocen
— The Holocene epoch
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Polish:
aluwium
— The Holocene epoch
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Portuguese:
Holoceno
— The Holocene epoch
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Swedish:
holocen
— The Holocene epoch
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Turkish:
Holosen
— The Holocene epoch
