"interglacial" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: inter- + glacial Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|glacial}} inter- + glacial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interglacial (not comparable)
  1. Occurring between glaciations (colloquially known as ice ages). Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: interglacial optimum Translations (occurring between glaciations): ynterrewlivek (Cornish), interglaciaire (French), post-glaciaire (French), interglazial (German), interglaciális (Hungarian), idiroighreach (Irish), мұздықаралық (mūzdyqaralyq) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-interglacial-en-adj-OY~goZLK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 68 32

Noun

Forms: interglacials [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: inter- + glacial Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|glacial}} inter- + glacial Head templates: {{en-noun}} interglacial (plural interglacials)
  1. The relatively warm period between glacial periods. Related terms: interstadial Translations (relatively warm period between glacial periods): prys ynterrewlivek [masculine] (Cornish), mellemistid [common-gender] (Danish), interglasiaali (Finnish), Warmzeit [feminine] (German), Interglazial [neuter] (German), interglaciális (Hungarian), tréimhse idiroighreach [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-interglacial-en-noun--UjUKSlY

Inflected forms

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