oligocene

Questions about oligocene

What does oligocene mean?

oligocene means "from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats".

How many syllables are in oligocene?

oligocene has 4 syllables: o-li-go-cene. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈɑləɡoʊˌsin/.

What is another word for oligocene?

Close synonyms include Oligocene 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 oligocene a common word?

oligocene 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 oligocene?

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