PALAEOCENE


Meaning of PALAEOCENE in English

adj. & n. (US Paleocene) Geol.

--adj. of or relating to the earliest epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence of the emergence and development of mammals.

--n. this epoch or system.

Usage:

Cf. Appendix II.

Etymology: PALAEO- + Gk kainos new

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.