penecontemporaneityn.
/ˌpiːnᵻkənˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈniːᵻti/, /ˌpiːnᵻkənˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈneɪᵻti/, /ˌpɛnᵻkənˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈniːᵻti/, /ˌpɛnᵻkənˌtɛmp(ə)rəˈneɪᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌpinəkənˌtɛmpərəˈniᵻdi/, /ˈˌpinəkənˌtɛmpərəˈneɪᵻdi/, /ˈˌpɛnəkənˌtɛmpərəˈniᵻdi/, /ˈˌpɛnəkənˌtɛmpərəˈneɪᵻdi/ Geology and Archaeology.
The condition of being penecontemporaneous.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [noun] > formation > relative time
diachronism1926
penecontemporaneity1958
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > sedimentation > [noun] > penecontemporaneity
penecontemporaneity1958
1958 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 114 45 The speaker had been unable to detect any sign of overprinting between these two fold systems..; this was interpreted as proof of penecontemporaneity of the folding.
1998 Current Anthropol. 39 Suppl. s31/2 A more pan-European perspective supports widespread penecontemporaneity of terminal Mousterian with industries presumed (on very weak grounds) to be the work of modern humans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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