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Glacial period   /glˈeɪʃəl pˈɪriəd/   Listen
Glacial period

noun
1.
Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface.  Synonyms: glacial epoch, ice age.





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"Glacial period" Quotes from Famous Books



... Lubbock also records his assent to these views. He says on this point: "It is, I think, more than probable that the advent of the Glacial Period found man ...
— The Prehistoric World - Vanished Races • E. A. Allen


Words linked to "Glacial period" :   period, prehistory, prehistoric culture, geological period


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