Pleis|to|cene

Pleis|to|cene: Pleis|to|cene «PLYS tuh seen», noun, adjective.

–n.

1. the geological epoch before the present period; ice age. It was characterized by vast glaciers and the presence of man in Europe. »Within the Quaternary most of the time is taken up by the Pleistocene, estimated at 980,000 years, while the Holocene or Recent has lasted only 20,000 years (Beals and Hoijer).

2. the deposits, such as of gravel, made in this epoch.

–adj.

of this epoch or these deposits: »the great Pleistocene glaciers of Europe and North America.

╂[< Greek pleîstos most, superlative of polýs much, many + kainós recent]

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pleis — pleis·to·cene; … English syllables
cene — fer·ro·cene; hol·o·cene; myr·cene; naph·tha·cene; ne·o·cene; ni·cene; ol·i·go·cene; pa·leo·cene; pleis·to·cene; pli·o·cene; pyra·cene; spina·cene; tet·ra·cene; tricho·the·cene; eo·cene; ep·i·cene; mi·o·cene; pi·cene; as·ta·cene; … English syllables
pleistocene — pleis·to·cene … English syllables
Pleistocene — Pleis•to•cene [[t]ˈplaɪ stəˌsin[/t]] adj. 1) gel of or pertaining to the geologic epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending ten thousand years ago, the time of the last Ice Age and… … From formal English to slang
Pleistocene — Pleis|to|cene [ˈplaıstəsi:n] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: pleistos most + kainos recent ] belonging to the period in the Earth s history that started about two million years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago, when much of the Earth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
post-Pleistocene — post Pleis′to•cene adj … From formal English to slang

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