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Palaeocene

/ ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn /

adjective

  1. of, denoting, or formed in the first epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 10 million years
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the Palaeocene
    the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Palaeocene1

C19: from French from paléo- palaeo- + Greek kainos new, recent

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