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pleistocene |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleistocene \Pleis"to*cene\, a. [Gr. ? most + ? new.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. -- n. The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Pleistocene n : from 11 thousand to 2 millions years ago; extensive glaciation of N hemisphere; time of human evolution [syn: {Pleistocene}, {Pleistocene epoch}, {Glacial epoch}]
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