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Oligocene

Oligocene adjective: of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.

Adjective

Oligocene (not comparable)

  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.

Proper noun

Oligocene

  1. The Oligocene epoch.

Oligocene meaning in Tamil

Oligocene in Tamil

ஒலிகொசீன்

Origin of Oligocene

From German Oligozän (originally spelt Oligocän, coined in 1854). By surface analysis, oligo- + -cene.

Words formed from Oligocene

Questions about Oligocene

What does Oligocene mean?
Oligocene means of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.
What is Oligocene in Tamil?
Oligocene in Tamil is ஒலிகொசீன். See Oligocene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Oligocene?
Oligocene can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Oligocene in the dictionary

  1. oligocellodextrins
  2. oligocellosaccharide
  3. oligocellosaccharides
  4. oligocellular
  5. oligocellulose
  6. Oligocene
  7. oligocentric
  8. oligochaete
  9. oligochaetes
  10. oligochaetological
  11. oligochaetologist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Oligocene (page history and authors); oligocene (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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