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Gelasian

Gelasian proper noun: a subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Proper noun

Gelasian

  1. A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Adjective

Gelasian

  1. Pertaining to Pope Gelasius I.
    • Gelasian Sacramentary

Origin of Gelasian

From Italian Gelasiano, the adjectival form of Gela, a town in Sicily near the reference stratotype.

From Gelasius + -an.

Words formed from Gelasian

Phrases with Gelasian

Questions about Gelasian

What does Gelasian mean?
Gelasian means a subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.
What part of speech is Gelasian?
Gelasian can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Gelasian in the dictionary

  1. gelands
  2. gelant
  3. Gelantipy
  4. gelants
  5. Gelao
  6. Gelasian
  7. Gelasian diarchy
  8. Gelasian dualism
  9. Gelasian dyarchy
  10. Gelasius
  11. gelasma

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