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Ne·o·gene

 (nē′ō-jēn′)
n.
The youngest of two subdivisions of the Tertiary Period, from 23 to 2.6 million years ago, including the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs.
[German Neogen : neo-, neo- + -gen, -gene.]
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Neogene

(ˈniːəˌdʒiːn)
adj
(Geological Science) of, denoting, or formed during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs
n
(Geological Science) the Neogene the Neogene period or system
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Ne•o•gene

(ˈni əˌdʒin)

adj.
1. noting or pertaining to an interval of time corresponding to the Miocene and Pliocene epochs and accorded the status of a period when the Tertiary is considered an era.
n.
2. the Neogene Period or System.
[1855–60; neo- + -gene (see -gen)]
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Néogène
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