Grande Coupure

proper noun

The Eocene–Oligocene extinction event.

OriginFrench grand coupure →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Grande Coupure
  1. The Eocene–Oligocene extinction event.

Origin

  1. Frenchgrand coupure
  2. EnglishGrande Coupure

Borrowed from French grand coupure, which means "great cut", consisting of grand (“big”) and coupure (“cut, interruption”).

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Grande Coupure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grande%20Coupure

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“Grande Coupure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grande%20Coupure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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