: of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary between the Paleocene and the Oligocene or the corresponding series of rocks see Geologic Time Table
Eocene
noun
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Eocene
adjective
Eo·cene
ˈē-ə-ˌsēn 
: of, relating to, or being an epoch of the Tertiary period of geological history or the corresponding series of rocks see geologic time
Eocene
noun
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