Pleistocene
Pronunciation : Pleis"to*cene
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. (Geol.)
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. -- n.
Defn: The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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