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Paleocene

UK/ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/

Paleocene adjective: of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.

Adjective

Paleocene (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.

Proper noun

Paleocene

  1. A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.

Forms of Paleocene

alternative formPalaeocene
alternative formPalæocene

Origin of Paleocene

From French Paléocène. Coined by French botanist Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874. By surface analysis, paleo- + -cene.

Questions about Paleocene

What does Paleocene mean?
Paleocene means of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.
What part of speech is Paleocene?
Paleocene can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Paleocene?
Paleocene is pronounced /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/ (UK).

Words near Paleocene in the dictionary

  1. paleoceanographer
  2. paleoceanographers
  3. paleoceanographic
  4. paleoceanographical
  5. paleoceanography
  6. Paleocene
  7. paleocerebella
  8. paleocerebellar
  9. paleocerebellum
  10. paleocerebellums
  11. paleochannel

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Paleocene (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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