Holocene

Definitions of Holocene
  1. adjective
    relating to or denoting the epoch from about 11,700 years ago to the present
  2. noun
    the epoch of geologic time from about 11,700 years ago to the present; the second and current epoch of the Quaternary period
    synonyms: Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch
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    epoch
    a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
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