"Eocene" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈiːəsiːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eocene.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Eocene [comparative], most Eocene [superlative]
Etymology: eo- + -cene. From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + καινός (kainós, “new”) and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|eo|cene}} eo- + -cene, {{der|en|grc|ἠώς||dawn}} Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”), {{coin|en|William Whewell|in=1831|nat=English|occ=polymath}} Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 Head templates: {{en-adj}} Eocene (comparative more Eocene, superlative most Eocene)
  1. (geology) of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 56 to 34 million years ago. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (of the Eocene epoch): eocènic (Catalan), eocè (Catalan), eoseenikautinen (Finnish), éocène (French), eozän (German), eoceński (Polish), eoceno (Portuguese), eocenski [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-Eocene-en-adj-ixQ7hiY9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with eo-, English terms suffixed with -cene Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with eo-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cene: 47 53 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈiːəsiːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eocene.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: eo- + -cene. From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + καινός (kainós, “new”) and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 for Charles Lyell, who introduced it in 1833 in his book Principles of Geology. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|eo|cene}} eo- + -cene, {{der|en|grc|ἠώς||dawn}} Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”), {{coin|en|William Whewell|in=1831|nat=English|occ=polymath}} Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1831 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eocene
  1. (geology) the Eocene epoch Categories (topical): Geology Translations (Eocene epoch): Eocè [masculine] (Catalan), eocén [masculine] (Czech), eotseen (Estonian), eoseenikausi (Finnish), Eozän [neuter] (German), Ηώκαινος (Iókainos) [feminine] (Greek), eocen [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), Eoceno [masculine] (Portuguese), eocen [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Eoceno [masculine] (Spanish), eocen [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Eocene-en-name-niwB7O9y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with eo-, English terms suffixed with -cene Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with eo-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cene: 47 53 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eocen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Eocene epoch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eoceno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Eocene epoch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eocen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Eocene epoch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eoceno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Eocene epoch",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "eocen"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charles Lyell",
    "Principles of Geology"
  ],
  "word": "Eocene"
}

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