Holocene

holocène Holocène English Etymology From en fr Holocène, based on en holo- whole + en grc καινός fresh, new. Coined to replace the earlier (1833) label en recent Recent, formally submitted in 1867 and officially endorsed in 1969.en Lydia Pyne The Last Lost World: Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene 2012 Penguin https://books.google.com/books?id=0LskYHTOrtEC&pg=PT237&dq=%22Holocene%22+1867&hl=en&cd=8&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Holocene%22%201867&f=false 978-1-101-58368-5 Stephen J. Pyne The concept is that this epoch is entirely (wholly) new. en holo- -cene. Pronunciation en /ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Holocene.wav Southern England Adjective - en geology Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man. en Anthropocene<id:era of human impact on environment, loosely> Translations relating to the epoch from about 11,000 years ago to the present Catalan: ca holocè, ca holocènic Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 全新世 Dutch: nl holoceen Finnish: fi holoseenikautinen French: fr holocène Galician: gl holoceno m Georgian: ka ჰოლოცენური German: de holozänisch Greek: el ολόκαινος Polish: pl holoceński, pl aluwialny archaic Portuguese: pt holoceno Russian: ru голоцен Swedish: sv holocen Turkish: tr holosen Proper noun 1 en geology The Holocene epoch. Derived terms en assholocene vulgar Translations The Holocene epoch Catalan: ca Holocè m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 全新世 quánxīnshì Czech: cs holocén m Danish: da Holocæn Dutch: nl holoceen n Esperanto: eo Holoceno Estonian: et holotseen Finnish: fi holoseeni, fi holoseenikausi French: fr Holocène m Galician: gl holoceno m Georgian: ka ჰოლოცენი, ka ჰოლოცენური ეპოქა, ka გამყინვარების შემდგომი ეპოქა German: de Holozän n Greek: el Ολόκαινο n Italian: it olocene m Norwegian: no Holocen Polish: pl holocen m-in, pl aluwium n archaic Portuguese: pt Holoceno m Swedish: sv holocen c Turkish: tr Holosen See also Appendix:Geologic timescale References Further reading en 3-syllable words en Geological periods