miocene

Questions about miocene

What does miocene mean?

miocene means "from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals".

How many syllables are in miocene?

miocene has 3 syllables: mi-o-cene. The stress falls on "mi". In IPA it is /ˈmaɪəˌsin/.

What is another word for miocene?

Close synonyms include Miocene epoch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is miocene a common word?

miocene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with miocene?

17 words rhyme with miocene. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.