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Definition of Hoxnian in English: Hoxnianadjective ˈhɒksnɪən Geology 1Relating to or denoting an interglacial period of the Pleistocene in Britain, following the Anglian glaciation and identified with the Holsteinian of northern Europe. Example sentencesExamples - This also supports the Hoxnian dating attribution derived from the vole clock.
- He regarded the patella beach (the one featured in the photos) to be Hoxnian in age.
- After the Hoxnian interglacial there followed a complex series of glacial/interglacial events during which, in some warm periods, Britain may well have become an island.
- From the Hoxnian interglacial with its rich sites, each subsequent interglacial indicates a lesser human presence.
- The Anglian glaciation was followed, about 400,000 years ago, by a warm stage traditionally called the Hoxnian interglacial.
- 1.1as noun the Hoxnian The Hoxnian interglacial or the system of deposits laid down during it.
Origin 1950s: from Hoxne, the name of a village in Suffolk, + -ian. |