Holoceneadjective
uk/ˈhɒl.ə.siːn//ˈhɑː.lə-/specializedfrom or referring to the period of time beginning at the end of the Pleistocene (= around 11,000 years ago) and continuing to the present:
the Holocene epoch
an early Holocene archeological site
the Holocene
noun [ S ] ukus/ˈhɒl.ə.siːn//ˈhɑː.lə-/
the Holocene epoch (= part of a period of time in the earth's history)