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Holocene

/ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/

Holocene adjective: of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.

Adjective

Holocene (not comparable)

  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.
    • Meronym: Anthropocene

Proper noun

the Holocene

  1. The Holocene epoch.

Holocene meaning in Tamil

Holocene in Tamil

ஹோலோசீன்

Origin of Holocene

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.

Words formed from Holocene

Questions about Holocene

What does Holocene mean?
Holocene means of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.
What is Holocene in Tamil?
Holocene in Tamil is ஹோலோசீன். See Holocene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Holocene?
Holocene can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Holocene?
Holocene is pronounced /ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/.

Words near Holocene in the dictionary

  1. holocellulases
  2. holocellulolytic
  3. holocellulose
  4. holocelluloses
  5. holocellulosic
  6. Holocene
  7. holocentric
  8. holocentricity
  9. holocentrid
  10. holocentrids
  11. holocentriform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Holocene (page history and authors); holocene (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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