Definition of eocene Eocene

/iˈʌsiˌn/ - [eeuseen] - E•o•cene

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eocene - from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
		Eocene epoch

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eocene (Noun)
The Eocene epoch.
eocene (Adjective)
Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 56 to 34 million years ago.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

eocene (a.)
Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits.
eocene (n.)
The Eocene formation.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

eocene
ē′ō-sēn, adj. (geol.) first in time of the three subdivisions of the Tertiary formation. [Gr. ēōs, daybreak, kainos, new.]

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eocene, noun, singular of eocenes.

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