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-cene definition

-cene (sēn)

recent, new, or, esp., designating a (specified) epoch in the Cenozoic Era Miocene

Etymology: < Gr kainos, recent < IE base *ken-, new > L recens, recent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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