"Cenozoic" meaning in English

See Cenozoic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊɪk Etymology: From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ceno|zoic}} ceno- + -zoic, {{uder|en|grc|καινός||new}} Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Cenozoic (not comparable)
  1. (geology) Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: Caenozoic, Cænozoic, Cainozoic, Kainozoic Translations (of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present): cenozoic [masculine] (Catalan), cenozoica [feminine] (Catalan), kenotsooinen (Finnish), cénozoïque (French), კაინოზოური ჯგუფი (ḳainozouri ǯgupi) (Georgian), კაინოზოური ერა (ḳainozouri era) (Georgian), känozoisch (German), καινοζωικός (kainozoïkós) (Greek), cenozoico (Italian), kenozoiczny (Polish), cenozoico (Portuguese), кайнозо́йская э́ра (kajnozójskaja éra) [feminine] (Russian), кайнозо́й (kajnozój) [masculine] (Russian), cenozoico (Spanish), kenozoisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Cenozoic-en-adj-7Ik-82f4 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Proper name

IPA: /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊɪk Etymology: From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ceno|zoic}} ceno- + -zoic, {{uder|en|grc|καινός||new}} Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cenozoic
  1. (geology) A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved. Categories (topical): Geology Holonyms: Neozoic Translations (geological epoch): cenozoic [masculine] (Catalan), třetihory [feminine, plural] (Czech), kenozoikum [neuter] (Czech), terciér [masculine] (Czech), kænozoikum (Danish), Kænozoikum (Danish), Cenozoïcum (Dutch), kainosoikum (Estonian), uusaegkond (Estonian), kenotsooinen maailmankausi (Finnish), Cénozoïque (French), Känozoikum (German), Καινοζωικός (Kainozoïkós) [masculine] (Greek), kainozoikum (Hungarian), Senozoikum (Indonesian), Cenozoico (Italian), kenozoik [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), era kenozoiczna [feminine] (Polish), Cenozoico [masculine] (Portuguese), cenozoico [masculine] (Spanish), Kenozoikum (Swedish), đại Tân Sinh (Vietnamese)
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      "word": "kænozoikum"
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
      "word": "uusaegkond"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
      "word": "kenotsooinen maailmankausi"
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
      "word": "Cénozoïque"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
      "word": "Känozoikum"
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
      "word": "Senozoikum"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "geological epoch",
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      "word": "đại Tân Sinh"
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  "word": "Cenozoic"
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