Look up: miocene

1. Miocene
   [n] - from 13 million to 25 million years ago
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2. Miocene
   A geological era lasting from approximately 25 to 5 million years ago.
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3. Miocene
   Mi'o·cene (mī'o*sēn) adjective [ Greek mei`wn less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. -- noun The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology .
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4. miocene
   <geology> Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. ... The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. ... Origin: Gr. Less + new, fresh, recent. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. Miocene
   Miocene epoch noun from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals
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6. Miocene
   Miocene 1. The epoch of geologic time, 24 million to 5 million years ago, during which the modern ocean currents were established and Antarctica became frozen. 2. Etymology: from the mid-19th century. Greek meiōn, 'less' plus kainos, 'recent'.
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7. Miocene
   A epoch of the upper Tertiary period, spanning the time between 23.8 and 5.3 million years ago. It is named after the Greek words 'meion' (less) and 'ceno' (new).
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8. Miocene
   Miocene (derived from the Greek meion, less, and kainos, recent), in geology, is the name given by Sir Charles Lyell to a subdivision of the tertiary strata relating to a period of about 25,000,000 years ago. The terms Miocene and Pliocene are comparative, the first meaning less recent and the other...
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9. Miocene
   Fourth epoch of the Tertiary period of geological time, 23.5–5.2 million years ago. At this time grasslands spread over the interior of continents, and hoofed mammals rapidly evolved
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10. Miocene
    the geological epoch from 26 to 7 million years ago. See time table.
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11. Miocene
    An epoch in Earth's history from about 24 to 5 million years ago. Also refers to the rocks that formed in that epoch.
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12. Miocene
    The `Miocene` (symbol M_I-->) is a geological epoch of the 5.332--> (Ma). The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words (, “less”) and (, “new”) and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern s...
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13. Miocene
    (band) `Miocene` , also typeset as {MIOCENE}, were a progressive/experimental metal band from London, UK. Early Days : Forming in 1998 in but consolidating their line-up in 2000, Miocene came to the attention of manager and promoter Keith Eccles of http://www.kbyrocks.co.uk Keith`s Back Yard,...
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