Holocene adjective & noun. ['hɒlǝsi:n] L19.
[French, formed as HOLO- + Greek kainos new, recent.]
Geology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating the most recent geological epoch, subsequent to the Pleistocene and forming with it the Quaternary period; = RECENT adjective 4. L19.
b. noun. The Holocene epoch; the series of rocks dating from this time. E20.

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