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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Ne•o•gene [Geol.]
adj.

Geologynoting 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. Cf. Paleogene.

n.

Geologythe Neogene Period or System.

Also, Neocene.

neo- + -gene (see -gen) 1855–60

'Neogene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Neocene - Paleogene - neo-

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