Eiszeitalter

German

Etymology

Eiszeit + Alter or Eis + Zeitalter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaltɐ/
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Noun

Eiszeitalter n (strong, genitive Eiszeitalters, plural Eiszeitalter)

  1. (sciences) ice age (long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface)
    Coordinate term: Eiszeit
  2. Pleistocene
    Synonym: Pleistozän

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