Gelasian

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proper noun

A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

“Gelasian Sacramentary”

OriginItalian Gelasiano →
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Meanings

Gelasian1

proper noun
  1. biologyA subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Gelasian2

adjective
  1. historyPertaining to Pope Gelasius I.

    Gelasian Sacramentary

Origin

Gelasian · proper noun

  1. ItalianGelasiano
  2. EnglishGelasian

From Italian Gelasiano, the adjectival form of Gela, a town in Sicily near the reference stratotype.

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Gelasian · adjective

From Gelasius + -an.

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Translations

Catalan Gelasià
  • Gelasiàgeological age
Dutch Gelasien
  • Gelasiengeological age
French Gélasien
  • Gélasiengeological age
German Gelasium
  • Gelasiumgeological age
Hungarian Gelasi
  • Gelasigeological age
Italian Gelasiano
  • Gelasianogeological age
Polish gelas
  • gelasgeological age
Spanish Gelasiense
  • Gelasiensegeological age

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anglaiseLangeaisalginase
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Gelasian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gelasian

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Chicago

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