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glacial period

gla·cial pe·ri·od
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gley-shuh l peer-ee-uh d]
    • /ˈgleɪ ʃəl ˈpɪər i əd/
    • /ˈɡleɪ.ʃəl ˈpɪəriəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gley-shuh l peer-ee-uh d]
    • /ˈgleɪ ʃəl ˈpɪər i əd/

Definitions of glacial period words

  • noun glacial period Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets. 1
  • noun glacial period any one of the Permian, Carboniferous, Cambrian, or Precambrian glaciations. 1
  • noun glacial period any period of time during which a large part of the earth's surface was covered with ice, due to the advance of glaciers, as in the late Carboniferous period, and during most of the Pleistocene; glaciation 0
  • noun glacial period the Pleistocene epoch 0
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Origin of glacial period

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Glacial period

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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glacial period popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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