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subepoch

subepoch noun: a geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.

Noun

subepoch (plural subepochs)

  1. A geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.

Forms of subepoch

pluralsubepochs

Origin of subepoch

From sub- + epoch.

Questions about subepoch

What does subepoch mean?
Subepoch means a geochronologic unit comprising one or more ages, being a period of generally agreed significance within an epoch.
What part of speech is subepoch?
Subepoch is a noun.
What is the plural of subepoch?
The plural of subepoch is subepochs.

Words near subepoch in the dictionary

  1. subepiphyseal
  2. subepithelia
  3. subepithelial
  4. subepithelially
  5. subepithelium
  6. subepoch
  7. subepochs
  8. subequal
  9. subequally
  10. subequation
  11. subequations

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