ˈpālēəˌsēn, ˈpal- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pale- + -cene; probably originally formed in German
: of or relating to a subdivision of the Tertiary — see geologic time table
ˈpālēəˌsēn, ˈpal- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pale- + -cene; probably originally formed in German
: of or relating to a subdivision of the Tertiary — see geologic time table
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012