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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLIOCENE

Plio- + -cene, from Greek kainos recent.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLIOCENE

Pliocene  [ˈplaɪəʊˌsiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLIOCENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pliocene can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES PLIOCENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pliocene

Pliocene

The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch. Prior to the 2009 revision of the geologic time scale, which placed the 4 most recent major glaciations entirely within the Pleistocene, the Pliocene also included the Gelasian stage, which lasted from 2.588 to 1.806 million years ago, and is now included in the Pleistocene. As with other older geologic periods, the geological strata that define the start and end are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain. The boundaries defining the Pliocene are not set at an easily identified worldwide event but rather at regional boundaries between the warmer Miocene and the relatively cooler Pleistocene. The upper boundary was set at the start of the Pleistocene glaciations.

Definition of Pliocene in the English dictionary

The definition of Pliocene in the dictionary is of, denoting, or formed in the last epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for three million years, during which many modern mammals appeared.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLIOCENE


adenosine
æˈdɛnəˌsiːn
anthracene
ˈænθrəˌsiːn
Anthropocene
ænˈθrɒpəˌsiːn
colchicine
ˈkɒltʃɪˌsiːn
demoscene
ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn
Eocene
ˈiːəʊˌsiːn
ferrocene
ˈfɛrəʊˌsiːn
guanosine
ˈɡwɑːnəˌsiːn
Holocene
ˈhɒləˌsiːn
hyoscine
ˈhaɪəˌsiːn
kerosene
ˈkɛrəˌsiːn
metallocene
mɪˈtæləʊˌsiːn
Miocene
ˈmaɪəˌsiːn
Oligocene
ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌsiːn
Palaeocene
ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn
paleocene
ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn
pentazocine
pɛnˈtæzəʊˌsiːn
Pleiocene
ˈplaɪəʊˌsiːn
Pleistocene
ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn
tyrosine
ˈtaɪrəˌsiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLIOCENE

Plimsoll line
pling
Plinian
plink
plinker
plinking
plinth
plinth course
Pliny
pliofilm
pliosaur
pliotron
pliskie
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PLIOCENE

bedroom scene
crime scene
crowd scene
damascene
epicene
love scene
nativity scene
Neocene
Nicene
obscene
scene
sex scene
the Anthropocene
the Eocene
the Holocene
the Miocene
the Oligocene
the Palaeocene
the Pleistocene
the Pliocene

Synonyms and antonyms of Pliocene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Pliocene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLIOCENE

Find out the translation of Pliocene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Pliocene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pliocene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上新世
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Plioceno
570 millions of speakers

English

Pliocene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्लिओसीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البليوسيني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плиоцена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Plioceno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লায়োসিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pliocène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pliocene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pliozän
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鮮新世
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플라이오세
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pliocene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về tân thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளையோசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लिओसीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pliyosen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pliocene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pliocenu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пліоцену
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pliocen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πλειόκαινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Plioseen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pliocene
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pliocen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pliocene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLIOCENE»

The term «Pliocene» is regularly used and occupies the 93.755 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLIOCENE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pliocene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLIOCENE»

Discover the use of Pliocene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pliocene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Pliocene Companion
Inside there is a descriptive listing of all the characters, a chronology, the author’s original maps, three interviews with Julian May herself, and a selective bibliography.
Julian May, 2013
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Hominin Environments in the East African Pliocene: An ...
This volume brings together faunal analysts working at many sites spanning the East African Pliocene.
René Bobe, Zeresenay Alemseged, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, 2007
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Pliocene and Pleistocene
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Maryland Geological Survey, George Burbank Shattuck, William Bullock Clark, 2011
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The Nonborn King: Volume III in the Saga of Pliocene Exile
The story began with a group of talented misfits from the Galactic Milieu of 2110 A.D. who passed through a time portal, hoping to find an idyllic world six million years ago in Earth's Pliocene Epoch.
Julian May, 1983
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Many Colored Land
Thus begins this dazzling fantasy novel that invites comparisons with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Quin.
Julian May, 1981
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Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
Issues in middle Pliocene warming The interpretation of a mid-Pliocene global warming, where temperatures were significantly higher than modern, is supported by both terrestrial and marine paleoclimate proxies (e.g., Dowsett et al, 1996; ...
Vivien Gornitz, 2009
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Lower Pliocene Mollusks and Echinoids from the Los Angeles ...
Pliocene of the Ventura Basin. The possibility that the different temperature facies of the fossil faunas is due to change in climate or other changes not correlated with depth is not excluded in Natland's discussion.69 COMPARISON BETWEEN  ...
Wendell Phillips Woodring, 1938
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A Geologic Time Scale 2004
Italy in 1 833 as typical for his "Older Pliocene" (i.e. the Pliocene sensu stricto). Since 2000, the Pliocene has been formally subdivided into three subseries: Lower, Middle, and Upper (Van Couvering et al., 2000). ZANCLEAN: LOWER ...
Felix M. Gradstein, James G. Ogg, Alan G. Smith, 2004
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Pliocene & Pleistocene Mollusks from the Santee-Cooper Area, ...
Cardita arata (Conrad) Fig. 12 Miocene. — New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida. Pliocene. — North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida. Mulinia congesta (Conrad) Fig. 11 Miocene. — Maryland, Virginia, North  ...
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Pliocene and Quaternary deposits in the northern part of the ...
Unconsolidated late Cenozoic deposits in the northern part of the San Juan Basin range in age from late Pliocene to Holocene. Most of the deposits are alluvial gravel composed of resistant quartzite, sandstone, and igneous, metamorphic, ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLIOCENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pliocene is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prehistoric beasts' untimely death
Mammoths lived from the Pliocene epoch (from around five million years ago) into the Holocene (about 4,500 years ago) in Africa, Europe, Asia ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
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UF-led team says 30 years of sea level rise creates bleak forecast
They also looked at the pliocene epoch, when temperatures were 2-3 degrees centigrade higher than preindustrial levels and sea levels were ... «South Lake Press, Jul 15»
3
New human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia
... what is now the Afar region of Ethiopia during the middle Pliocene,” said lead author Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie of the Cleveland Museum. «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
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Eni signs update to Egyptian agreement
... sandstone interval of Messianian age with excellent petrophysical properties, further of other gas layers in the overlying Pliocene section. «OE Digital, Jul 15»
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The world is already committed to a six meter sea level rise
The scientists also looked at sea level during the Pliocene, three million years ago, when carbon dioxide levels reached around 400 ppm ... «The Ecologist, Jul 15»
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Climate Scientist: Sea Levels Could Rise 10 Feet By 2065
... claiming that ocean levels have risen 20 feet following the Pliocene era. ... Inferences of Pliocene global sea-level heights or stability of ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
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CO2 levels highest in 800000 years
QUATHIASKI COVE, BC Jul 20, 2015/ Troy Media/ – During the geological epoch known as the Pliocene, about five to three million years ago, atmospheric ... «Troy Media, Jul 15»
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Eni discovers gas in Egypt
... sandstone interval of Messianian age with excellent petrophysical properties, further of other gas layers in the overlying Pliocene section. «OilOnline, Jul 15»
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Hagerman's Pliocene relics and the Cenozoic here at John Day seem to have more reality or something and have captured my imagination ... «National Parks Traveler, Jul 15»
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These Extinct Underwater Creatures Were Scarier Than Any Shark
The most recently surviving ocean predator on the list, Megalodon went extinct about 2.6 million years ago during the Pliocene. Reaching a ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pliocene [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pliocene>. Oct 2026 ».
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