Miocene Definition

mīə-sēn
adjective
Designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Neogene, characterized by the joining of what are now Africa, Arabia, and Eurasia and the development of manlike apes.
Webster's New World
noun
The Miocene Epoch.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Miocene epoch
pronoun
(geology) The Miocene epoch.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Miocene

  • the Miocene

Origin of Miocene

  • Greek meiōn less mei-2 in Indo-European roots –cene

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μείων (meiōn, “less") + καινός (kainos, “new").

    From Wiktionary

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