"Tertiary" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: See tertiary. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Tertiary (not comparable)
  1. (geology) Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: Arcto-Tertiary Geoflora Translations (of the first part of the Cenozoic era): terciari [masculine] (Catalan), terciària [feminine] (Catalan), tertiäärikautinen (Finnish), tertiäärinen (Finnish), მესამეული (mesameuli) (Georgian), terziario (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Tertiary-en-adj-FvUKYgz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Proper name

Etymology: See tertiary. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tertiary
  1. (geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (first part of the Cenozoic era): terciari [masculine] (Catalan), tertiäärikausi (Finnish), Tertiaire [masculine] (French), მესამეული სისტემა (mesameuli sisṭema) (Georgian), მესამეული პერიოდი (mesameuli ṗeriodi) (Georgian), Tertiär [neuter] (German), harmadkor (Hungarian), harmadidőszak (Hungarian), terziario (Italian), 第三紀 (daisanki) (Japanese), trzeciorzęd [masculine] (Polish), tertiär (Swedish), kỉ Đệ Tam (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Tertiary-en-name-YjMQCCkG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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