pleistocene

/P L AY1 S T AH0 S IY0 N/

noun

adjective

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(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago (earlier definition 1.7 million to 11,000 years ago); marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals.

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