-cene

1. variant of ceno- ¹ as final element of a compound word:

   Pleistocene.

-cene

combining form

1. denoting a recent geological period

   Miocene

Word History and Origins

Origin of -cene¹

from Greek kainos new

Example Sentences

Valdo Cene, 38, said he worries that elderly people are dying in their homes, with some people unable to venture out for food and water because gangs control their neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times

Cene used to sell propane, which many use for cooking.

From Seattle Times

Cene said he and his family are living off their remaining rice, beans, sardines and plantains, along with a handful of yams and carrots.

From Seattle Times

In 2019, they reached agreement: If you’re alive now you live in the Anthropocene — a geologic epoch incorporating humans in its very definition: “Anthropo,” as in anthropology, meaning “human”; and “cene,” as in so many recent geologic epochs — Miocene, Pleistocene — meaning “recent” or “new.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Haitian people,” said Valdo Cenè, who sells cooking gas.

From Seattle Times