Meanings
adjectivePaleocene (not comparable)
alternative Palaeocene · alternative Palæocene
- not comparablegeographyOf or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.
Origin
- FrenchPaléocène
- EnglishPaleocene
From French Paléocène. Coined by French botanist Wilhelm Philippe Schimper in 1874. By surface analysis, paleo- + -cene.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan paleocè, paleocènic
- paleocèof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
- paleocènicof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
- Paleocègeologic epoch
Czech paleocén
- paleocéngeologic epoch
Dutch paleoceen
- paleoceengeologic epoch
Estonian paleotseen
- paleotseengeologic epoch
Finnish paleoseeninen, paleoseenikautinen
- paleoseeninenof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
- paleoseenikautinenof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
- paleoseenigeologic epoch
French paléocène
- paléocèneof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
German Paläozän
- Paläozängeologic epoch
Greek παλαιοκαινικός, Παλαιόκαινος
- παλαιοκαινικός (palaiokainikós)of or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
- Παλαιόκαινος (Palaiókainos)geologic epoch
Irish pailéicéineach
- pailéicéineachof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
Polish paleoceński, paleocen
- paleoceńskiof or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch
- paleocengeologic epoch
Cite this entry
APA
Paleocene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paleocene
MLA
“Paleocene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paleocene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paleocene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paleocene.
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