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   Anthropocene

   /ˈanθrəpəˌsiːn/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment: "we've become a major force of nature in this new Anthropocene epoch"

   noun

   • 1. the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment: "some geologists argue that the Anthropocene began with the Industrial Revolution"

   Word Origin early 21st century: from anthropo-, on the pattern of Holocene, Pleistocene, etc.

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