[ˈniːə(ʊ)dʒiːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting the later division of the Tertiary period, comprising the Miocene and Pliocene epochs
(e.g: Neogene volcanic ash deposits)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from neo- ‘new’ + Greek -genēs ‘born, of a specified kind’ (see -gen), after German Neogen (noun), neogen (adjective)

[ˈniːə(ʊ)dʒiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the later division of the Tertiary period, comprising the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, or the system of rocks deposited during it
(e.g: South America experienced a prolonged period of mountain-building during the Neogene)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from neo- ‘new’ + Greek -genēs ‘born, of a specified kind’ (see -gen), after German Neogen (noun), neogen (adjective)