Pleistozän

== German == === Etymology === From older Pleistocän, borrowed from English Pleistocene. Coined by Charles Lyell in 1839. Equivalent to a corruption of a Latinised form of Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos, “most”) + καινός (kainós, “new”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [plaɪ̯stoˈt͡sɛːn] Hyphenation: Plei‧sto‧zän === Proper noun === Pleistozän n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pleistozäns) Pleistocene (a geologic epoch; from about 2.58 million years ago to 11,700 years ago) Synonym: (colloquial) Eiszeitalter ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (geology): ältere Abteilung des Quartärs (descriptive) ==== Hypernyms ==== Erdzeitalter ==== Holonyms ==== Quartär Känozoikum, Erdneuzeit ==== Coordinate terms ==== Holozän