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paleocene

/ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-ocene
IPA
/ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.

name

A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.

Etymology

From French Paléocène. Coined by French botanist Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874. By surface analysis, paleo- + -cene.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/

Inflected Forms

Palaeocene (alternative) Palæocene (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce paleocene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/.
What does paleocene mean?
Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.
Where does paleocene come from?
It is traced to French.

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