interglaciationn.
/ˌɪntəɡleɪʃɪˈeɪʃən//ˌɪntəɡleɪsɪˈeɪʃən/ Geology.
An interglacial period. Cf. interglacial adj.
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1965 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 76 324/2 The climatic episode immediately preceding the last major glaciation..herein named the Olympia Interglaciation.
1975 Nature 24 Apr. 680/2 The time gap between the upper limit of radiocarbon dating..and the lower limit of dates generally obtainable using the K-Ar method..accounts for the scarcity of dates for the last two interglaciations (the Ipswichian and Hoxnian of Britain; the Eemian and Holsteinian of northern Europe).
1985 Papers Geol. Surv. Canada No. 84 –13. 10/1 The organic-rich floodplain sediments..indicate that this area was not buried by ice during at least part of the Olympia Interglaciation.
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