Neogene
[ nee-uh-jeen ]
/ ˈni əˌdʒin /
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adjective
noting or pertaining to an interval of time corresponding to the Miocene and Pliocene epochs and accorded the status of a period when the Tertiary is considered an era.Compare Paleogene.
noun
the Neogene Period or System.
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Also Neocene.
Words nearby Neogene
neoformation, neo-Freudian, Neogaea, Neogaean, Neogea, Neogene, neogenesis, neoglaciation, neo-gothic, neogrammarian, neo-Hegelianism
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The deposits of the central, or Lycaonian, plateau consist of freshwater marls and limestones of late Tertiary or Neogene age.
British Dictionary definitions for Neogene
Neogene
/ (ˈniːəˌdʒiːn) /
adjective
of, denoting, or formed during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs
noun
the Neogene the Neogene period or system
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Scientific definitions for Neogene
Neogene
[ nē′ō-jēn′ ]
The youngest of two subdivisions of the Tertiary Period, including the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs.
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