-CENE

Meaning of -CENE in English

[-cene] adj comb form [Gk kainos new, recent--more at recent]: recent--in names of geologic periods "Eocene"

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-CENE — adjective combining form see: recent recent
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-CENE — ˌsēn adjective combining form Etymology: Greek kainos new — more at recent : recent — in names of geologic periods …
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-CENE — var. of ceno- 1 as final element of a compound word: Pleistocene.
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-CENE — Etymology: Greek kainos new, recent — more at recent : recent — in names of geologic periods Eo cene
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CENE — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: Greek kainos new, recent ― more at RECENT : recent ― in names of geologic …
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CEN — cen- adj [occurring in compounds] ceno-; -cene (= recent) cen- adj [occurring in compounds] ceno- (= empty) cen- adj [occurring …
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PLEISTOCENE — adjective Etymology: Greek pleistos most + International Scientific Vocabulary -cene; akin to Greek pleiōn more Date: 1839 of, relating to, …
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KEEN — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English kene brave, sharp, from Old English cēne brave; akin to Old High German kuoni brave …
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MIOCENE — I. ˈmīəˌsēn adjective also mi·o·cen·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|senik Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: miocene from mi- + -cene; miocenic probably from miocene (II) …
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KEEN — I. ˈkēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English kene wise, bold, brave, sharp, from Old English cēne wise, bold, …
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EOCENE — I. ˈēəˌsēn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: eo- + -cene : of or relating to the second principal subdivision of …
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PLIOCENE — ˈplīəˌsēn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: pleio- + -cene : of or relating to a subdivision of the Tertiary — …
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PLEISTOCENE — ˈplīstəˌsēn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleisto- (from Greek pleistos most) + -cene; akin to Greek pleiōn …
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PLEIO- — combining form or pleo- or plio- Etymology: Greek pleiōn, pleōn — more at plus 1. : more Pleio cene pleo …
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PALEOCENE — ˈpālēəˌsēn, ˈpal- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pale- + -cene; probably originally formed in German : of …
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PALE- — combining form or paleo- or palae- or palaeo- also palaio- Etymology: Greek palai-, palaio-, from palaios old, ancient, from palai …
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OLIGOCENE — ˈälə̇gōˌsēn, əˈligəˌ- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -cene; originally formed as German oligozän : of …
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NEOCENE — ˈnēəˌsēn adjective or noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: ne- + -cene : neogene
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MI- — combining form or mio- also meio- Etymology: probably from New Latin meio-, from Greek, from meiōn — more at minor …
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HOLOCENE — ˈhäləˌsēn, ˈhōl- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + -cene : recent 3
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EO- — combining form Etymology: Greek ēō- dawn, from ēōs — more at east : earliest : oldest Eo hippus eo lithic …
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PLIOCENE — /pluy"euh seen'/ , Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to …
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PLEISTOCENE — /pluy"steuh seen'/ , Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, …
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PALEOCENE — /pay"lee euh seen'/ or, esp. Brit., /pal"ee-/ , Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary …
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OLIGOCENE — /ol"i goh seen'/ , Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 …
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NEOCENE — /nee"euh seen'/ , adj., n. Geol. Neogene. [ 1890-95; NEO- + -CENE ]
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NAPHTHACENE — /naf"theuh seen', nap"-/ , n. Chem. an explosive solid compound, C 18 H 12 , derived from anthracene and coal …
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MIOCENE — /muy"euh seen'/ , Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 25 to …
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METALLOCENE — /meuh tal"euh seen'/ , n. Chem. an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings …
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KEEN — keen 1 — keenly , adv. — keenness , n. /keen/ , adj., keener, keenest . 1. finely sharpened, as …
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PLEISTOCENE — [Pleis.to.cene] adj [Gk pleistos most + ISV -cene; akin to Gk pleion more] (1839): of, relating to, or being the …
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MIOCENE — [Mio.cene] adj [mio- (fr. Gk meion less) + -cene--more at meiosis] (1831): of, relating to, or being an epoch of …
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