"Boreal" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Boreal (uncountable)
  1. (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Holocene epoch. Wikipedia link: Boreal Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geological periods, Geology, Paleontology Translations (Translations): Període boreal (Catalan), Boreaal [neuter] (Dutch), Boréal (French), Boreal (German), Boreális (Hungarian)

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