- Recent epoch
- nounapproximately the last 10,000 years• Syn: ↑Holocene, ↑Holocene epoch, ↑Recent• Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch• Part Holonyms: ↑Quaternary, ↑Quaternary period, ↑Age of Man
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Recent epoch
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epoch — /ep euhk/ or, esp. Brit., /ee pok/, n. 1. a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.: The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will. 2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything: The… … Universalium
recent — recency, recentness, n. recently, adv. /ree seuhnt/, adj. 1. of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip. 2. not long past: in recent years. 3. of or belonging to a time not long… … Universalium
recent — re•cent [[t]ˈri sənt[/t]] adj. 1) of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events[/ex] 2) of or belonging to a time not long past 3) gel (cap.) Geol. noting or pertaining to the present epoch,… … From formal English to slang
recent — [rē′sənt] adj. [MFr < L recens < re , again + IE base * ken , emerge freshly, new > Gr kainos, new] 1. done, made, etc. just before the present time; modern; new 2. of a time just before the present 3. [R ] designating or of the Holocene … English World dictionary
Recent — Re cent (r[=e] sent), a. [L. recens, entis: cf. F. r[ e]cent.] 1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recent African origin of modern humans — One model of human migration based on Mitochondrial DNA In paleoanthropology, the recent African origin of modern humans is t … Wikipedia
Recent — a geological epoch within the Quaternary Period ca. 10,000 years BP to the present day. Also called Holocene 1) extant, still in existence 2) abbreviation for recentiorum meaning of recent authors … Dictionary of ichthyology
Recent — holocenas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žemės geologinės istorijos kainozojaus eros kvartero periodo paskutinis (nepasibaigęs) laikotarpis ir jam priklausančios nuogulos ir nuosėdos. atitikmenys: angl. holocene;… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… … Universalium
Holocene epoch — noun approximately the last 10,000 years • Syn: ↑Holocene, ↑Recent, ↑Recent epoch • Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch • Part Holonyms: ↑Quaternary, ↑Quaternary period, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
