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adj
Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Precambrian
adj
Alternative form of Phanerozoic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A geologic eon from about 538.8 million years ago to the present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Phanerozoic eon, Phanerozoic aeon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eon, aeon
History
From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -ic.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
