preglacial

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adjective

Before an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)

OriginEnglish glacial ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreglacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore an ice age (usually referring to the Pliocene)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishglacial
  10. Englishpreglacial

From pre- + glacial.

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APA

preglacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preglacial

MLA

“preglacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preglacial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preglacial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preglacial.

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