postglacial

[pohst-gley-shuhl]

post·gla·cial

[pohst-gley-shuhl]
adjective Geology.
after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.

Origin:
1850–55; post- + glacial
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single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition
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postglacial (pəʊstˈɡleɪsɪəl)
 
adj
formed or occurring after a glacial period, esp after the Pleistocene epoch

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postglacial   (pōst-glā'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period.
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