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Palaeocene

/ ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn /

adjective

  1. of, denoting, or formed in the first epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 10 million years

noun

  1. the Palaeocene
    the Palaeocene the Palaeocene epoch or rock series

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Origin of Palaeocene1

C19: from French from paléo- palaeo- + Greek kainos new, recent

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