pleistocene epoch

1. 1.

   from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution

   SynonymsPleistoceneGlacial epoch

   Broaderepoch

   Part ofQuaternary

Questions about pleistocene epoch

What does pleistocene epoch mean?

pleistocene epoch means "from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution".

What is another word for pleistocene epoch?

Close synonyms include Pleistocene, Glacial 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 pleistocene epoch a common word?

pleistocene epoch 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.