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Pleis·to·cene
 Pleistocene
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- pronunciation:
- plaI
st
sin
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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of, relating to, or designating the geological epoch at the start of the Quaternary Period, from approximately 1.8 million to 10 thousand years ago, when glacial ice was widespread and modern humans first appeared.
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noun |
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the Pleistocene Epoch, or the rock formations that date from that time; glacial epoch; ice age.
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