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Pleistocene (adj.)
[Pleistocene 词源字典]
"pertaining to the glacial period," 1839, coined by Lyell from Greek
pleistos
"most" (superlative of
polys
"much;" see
poly-
) +
-cene
.
[Pleistocene etymology, Pleistocene origin, 英语词源]