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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


noun

  1. the Palaeocene
    the Palaeocene epoch or rock series

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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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