Neogeneadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈniːə(ʊ)dʒiːn/, U.S.

/ˈniəˌdʒin/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: neo- comb. form, English -gene.

Etymology: < neo- comb. form + -gene s.v. -gen comb. form 3, after German Neogen, noun (1853 in Hörnes: see note), neogen, adjective (1856 in the text translated in quot. 1878 at sense A.).Attributed to M. Hörnes (see Jahrb. der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geol. Reichsanstalt (1853) 857).

Geology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the later of two parts into which the Tertiary period or sub-era is often divided, comprising the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (from about 23 million to 1.64 million years ago). Cf. Palaeogene n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 262 The Pliocene and Miocene tertiaries are grouped together by some Continental geologists under the term Neogene.., in contradistinction to the decidedly older strata of the Eocene.

1878 P. H. Lawrence tr. B. von Cotta Rocks Classified (new ed.) 261 A Miocene or Neogene deposit of clay in the Vienna basin.

1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 92 287 Neogene deposits stand folded and sculptured to form the foothills.

1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation x. 195 The region of the Isthmus of Corinth, where a great thickness of Neogene sediments has accumulated and is subject to frequent earthquake.

1987 Nature 16 Apr. 692/1 Including anatomical evidence of the dentition and facial skull, it provides an unambiguous link between a Neogene fossil and the owl monkey, Aotus.

B. n.

Chiefly with the. The Neogene period; the system of rocks dating from this time.

ΚΠ

1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 1094 The Neogene is represented in Northern France and Belgium only by its upper or Pliocene beds.

1939 Nature 23 Dec. 1030/1 The Neogene of California is disposed in tectonic basins, about a dozen in number, from Humboldt in the north to Los Angeles in the South.

1998 Jrnl. Asian Earth Sci. 16 85 During the late Neogene, North Pacific diatom sedimentation underwent major changes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neogene
释义	Neogeneadj.n. Brit. /ˈniːə(ʊ)dʒiːn/, U.S. /ˈniəˌdʒin/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: neo- comb. form, English -gene. Etymology: < neo- comb. form + -gene s.v. -gen comb. form 3, after German Neogen, noun (1853 in Hörnes: see note), neogen, adjective (1856 in the text translated in quot. 1878 at sense A.).Attributed to M. Hörnes (see Jahrb. der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geol. Reichsanstalt (1853) 857). Geology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the later of two parts into which the Tertiary period or sub-era is often divided, comprising the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (from about 23 million to 1.64 million years ago). Cf. Palaeogene n. and adj. ΚΠ 1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 262 The Pliocene and Miocene tertiaries are grouped together by some Continental geologists under the term Neogene.., in contradistinction to the decidedly older strata of the Eocene. 1878 P. H. Lawrence tr. B. von Cotta Rocks Classified (new ed.) 261 A Miocene or Neogene deposit of clay in the Vienna basin. 1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 92 287 Neogene deposits stand folded and sculptured to form the foothills. 1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation x. 195 The region of the Isthmus of Corinth, where a great thickness of Neogene sediments has accumulated and is subject to frequent earthquake. 1987 Nature 16 Apr. 692/1 Including anatomical evidence of the dentition and facial skull, it provides an unambiguous link between a Neogene fossil and the owl monkey, Aotus. B. n. Chiefly with the. The Neogene period; the system of rocks dating from this time. ΚΠ 1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 1094 The Neogene is represented in Northern France and Belgium only by its upper or Pliocene beds. 1939 Nature 23 Dec. 1030/1 The Neogene of California is disposed in tectonic basins, about a dozen in number, from Humboldt in the north to Los Angeles in the South. 1998 Jrnl. Asian Earth Sci. 16 85 During the late Neogene, North Pacific diatom sedimentation underwent major changes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1859
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