geologic time

geologic time

noun
the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology.

Origin:
1860–65
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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The period of time covering the formation and development of the Earth, from about 4.6 billion years ago to today.
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