-cene Definition
sēn
suffix
Recent. Used in names of geological periods.
Oligocene.
American Heritage
affix
Recent, new, or, esp., designating a (specified) epoch in the Cenozoic Era.
Miocene.
Webster's New World
noun
(genetics) A control gene.
Wiktionary
Origin of -cene
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From Greek kainos new ken- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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