Pliocene

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• /ˈplaɪəsiːn/
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From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. By surface analysis, pleio- + -cene.

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: pliocè — of the Pliocene epoch
• Catalan: pliocènic — of the Pliocene epoch
• Finnish: plioseenikautinen — of the Pliocene epoch
• Georgian: პლიოცენური (ṗliocenuri) — of the Pliocene epoch
• Greek: πλειόκαινος (pleiókainos) — of the Pliocene epoch
• Hindi: अतिनूतन युग (atinūtan yug) — of the Pliocene epoch
• Polish: plioceński — of the Pliocene epoch
• Catalan: Pliocè — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Czech: pliocén — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Dutch: plioceen — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Estonian: pliotseen — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Finnish: plioseenikausi — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Georgian: პლიოცენი (ṗlioceni) — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Georgian: პლიოცენური ეპოქა (ṗliocenuri eṗoka) — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Greek: Πλειόκαινο (Pleiókaino) — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Italian: Pliocene — geology, the Pliocene epoch
• Polish: pliocen — geology, the Pliocene epoch