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Definitions of holocene in various dictionaries:
noun - approximately the last 10,000 years
The Holocene Epoch or its system of deposits.
adj - of or pertaining to a certain geologic time period
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Aug 20 2013 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Jan 9 2013 The Times - Concise |
| Jan 12 2011 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Jun 1 2010 Universal |
| Nov 18 2008 The Telegraph - Toughie |
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| relating to or denoting the present epoch, which is the second epoch in the Quaternary period and followed the Pleistocene. |
| approximately the last 10,000 years |
| Relating to or denoting the present epoch, which is the second epoch in the Quaternary period and followed the Pleistocene. |
| from or referring to the period of time beginning at the end of the Pleistocene ( around 11,000 years ago) and continuing to the present: |
| the Holocene epoch ( part of a period of time in the earth's history) |
| Holocene description |
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The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years before present, after the last glacial period. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period. The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1, and is considered by some to be an interglacial period. * The Holocene has seen the growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all its written history, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition toward urban living in the present. Human impacts on modern-era Earth and its ecosystems may be considered of global significance for future evolution of living species, including approximately synchronous lithospheric evidence, or more recently hydrospheric and atmospheric evidence of human impacts. In July 2018, International Union of Geological Sciences split Holocene into three distinct subsections, Greenlandian (11,700 years ago to 8,326 years ago), North |