Miocene

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• /ˈmaɪəsiːn/
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From Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. By surface analysis, meio- + -cene.

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: miocè — of the Miocene epoch
• Catalan: miocènic — of the Miocene epoch
• Finnish: mioseenikautinen — of the Miocene epoch
• Georgian: მიოცენური (miocenuri) — of the Miocene epoch
• Greek: μειόκαινος (meiókainos) — of the Miocene epoch
• Hungarian: miocéni — of the Miocene epoch
• Polish: mioceński — of the Miocene epoch
• Portuguese: miocénico — of the Miocene epoch
• Portuguese: miocênico — of the Miocene epoch
• Portuguese: mioceno — of the Miocene epoch
• Catalan: Miocè — Miocene epoch
• Czech: miocén — Miocene epoch
• Dutch: mioceen — Miocene epoch
• Estonian: miotseen — Miocene epoch
• Finnish: mioseenikausi — Miocene epoch
• French: Miocène — Miocene epoch
• Georgian: მიოცენი (mioceni) — Miocene epoch
• Georgian: მიოცენის ეპოქა (miocenis eṗoka) — Miocene epoch
• German: Miozän — Miocene epoch
• Greek: Μειόκαινο (Meiókaino) — Miocene epoch
• Hungarian: miocén — Miocene epoch
• Italian: Miocene — Miocene epoch
• Polish: miocen — Miocene epoch
• Portuguese: Mioceno — Miocene epoch
• Portuguese: Miocénico — Miocene epoch
• Portuguese: Miocênico — Miocene epoch
• Spanish: Mioceno — Miocene epoch
• Swedish: miocen — Miocene epoch