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postglacial

Syllabification: (post·gla·cial)
Pronunciation: /pōstˈglāSHəl/

Definition of postglacial

adjective

Geology
  • of or relating to the period since the last continental glaciation (the Wisconsin in North America), beginning with the sudden rise in temperature about 10,000 years ago. Compare with late-glacial.
  • (as noun the postglacial) the postglacial period.

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