ice age
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Noun [edit]
- Any of several cold periods in the history of the earth marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 377:
- The cause of ice ages, Köppen decided, is to be found in cool summers, not brutal winters.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 377:
Translations [edit]
period of extensive glaciation
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