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Neogene

Neogene adjective: of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era, comprising the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present.

Adjective

Neogene (not comparable)

  1. Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era, comprising the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present.

Proper noun

Neogene

  1. The Neogene period.

Origin of Neogene

From neo- + -gene. From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + γενεά (geneá, “generation”). Compare Ancient Greek νεογενής (neogenḗs).

Words formed from Neogene

Questions about Neogene

What does Neogene mean?
Neogene means of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era, comprising the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present.
What part of speech is Neogene?
Neogene can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Neogene in the dictionary

  1. neogamists
  2. Neogan
  3. neogastropod
  4. neogastropods
  5. neogen
  6. Neogene
  7. neogeneration
  8. neogenerations
  9. neogeneses
  10. neogenesis
  11. neogenetic

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