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Holocene
/ˈhɒləsiːn/
adjective
Geology
1 Relating to or denoting the present epoch, which is the second epoch in the Quaternary period and followed the Pleistocene.
Also called "Recent"
1.1 as noun - the Holocene The Holocene epoch or the system of deposits laid down during this time.
The Holocene epoch has lasted from about 10,000 years ago to the present day. It covers the period since the ice retreated after the last glaciation and it is sometimes regarded as just another interglacial period
Origin
Late 19th century: coined in French from holo- ‘whole’ + Greek kainos ‘new’.
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The most recent one percent of the Holocene epoch is being harshly marked by the species Homo sapiens.
