pliocene

Questions about pliocene

What does pliocene mean?

pliocene means "from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals".

How many syllables are in pliocene?

pliocene has 3 syllables: pli-o-cene. The stress falls on "pli". In IPA it is /ˈplaɪəˌsin/.

What is another word for pliocene?

Close synonyms include Pliocene 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 pliocene a common word?

pliocene 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 pliocene?

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