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Oligocene

Ol′i-go-cene

,
Adj.
[
Oligo-
+ Gr. [GREEK] new, recent.]
(Geol.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.
Noun.
The Oligocene period. See the Chart of
Geology
.

Definition 2024


Oligocène

Oligocène

See also: oligocene and Oligocene

French

Proper noun

Oligocène m

  1. Oligocene period