Etymology

Paleocene

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch. Full definition →

French Paléocène
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  1. French · borrowed fromPaléocène
  2. English todayPaleocene

From French Paléocène. Coined by French botanist Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874. By surface analysis, paleo- + -cene.

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