Holocene

See also: holocène and Holocène

English

Etymology

From French Holocène, based on holo- (“whole”) + Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”).

Adjective

Holocene (not comparable)

(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 11,000 years ago to the present; the age of man.

Translations

relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present

French: holocène (fr)
Galician: holoceno m
Georgian: ჰოლოცენური (holocenuri)

Greek: ολόκαινος (olókainos)
Portuguese: holoceno

Proper noun

Holocene

(geology) The Holocene epoch.

Translations

The Holocene epoch

Catalan: holocè m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 全新世 (zh) (quánxīnshì)
Czech: holocén m
Esperanto: Holoceno
Estonian: holotseen
Finnish: holoseeni (fi), holoseenikausi
French: Holocène (fr) m

Galician: holoceno m
Georgian: ჰოლოცენი (holoceni), ჰოლოცენური ეპოქა (holocenuri eṗoka), გამყინვარების შემდგომი ეპოქა (gamq̇invarebis šemdgomi eṗoka)
German: Holozän (de) n
Greek: Ολόκαινο n (Olókaino)
Italian: olocene (it) m
Polish: holocen (pl) m
Portuguese: Holoceno m

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale

Further reading

Holocene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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