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miocene

/ˈmaɪəsiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
miocene
IPA
/ˈmaɪəsiːn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.

name

The Miocene epoch.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. By surface analysis, meio- + -cene.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Meiocene (alternative)

Rhymes With

pliocene

Questions

How do you pronounce miocene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪəsiːn/.
What does miocene mean?
Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 23 to 5.3 million years ago; marked by the drift of continents to their present position.
Where does miocene come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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