-cene

American  

1. variant of ceno- as final element of a compound word.

   Pleistocene.

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-cene British  

combining form

1. denoting a recent geological period

   Miocene

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Etymology

Origin of -cene

from Greek kainos new

Example Sentences

Cene said he and his family are living off their remaining rice, beans, sardines and plantains, along with a handful of yams and carrots.

From Seattle Times

Cene used to sell propane, which many use for cooking.

From Seattle Times

In 2019, they reached agreement: If you’re alive now you live in the Anthropocene — a geologic epoch incorporating humans in its very definition: “Anthropo,” as in anthropology, meaning “human”; and “cene,” as in so many recent geologic epochs — Miocene, Pleistocene — meaning “recent” or “new.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Haitian people,” said Valdo Cenè, who sells cooking gas.

From Seattle Times

“I don’t know how long I can continue like this,” said Renel Cene, a 65-year-old who lost four children in the earthquake and once toiled the nearby fields of vetiver, a plant whose roots produce an oil used in fine perfumes.

From Washington Times