anthropocene

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Synonyms: anthropocide, anthropogeny

Antonyms: anthropocide, anthropogeny

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{senseid|en|proposed but rejected geological epoch, strictly}} {{lb|en|geology|formal|strictly}} A proposed but rejected [[geological]] {{l|en|epoch|id=geology}}, in which the [[effect#Noun|effect]] of [[human]] [[activity|activities]] on the [[global]] [[environment]] has [[disrupt]]ed the natural [[variability]] of the [[Holocene]], ending the Holocene. {{ng|(It was rejected as formal scientific nomenclature in 2024 owing to not meeting a bar for how a geological epoch is formally defined.)}} {{defdate|from 1960s}}
2. {{senseid|en|era of human impact on environment, loosely}} {{lb|en|loosely|informally}} The era of human impact on the environment, irrespective of its nomenclatural status as a geological event or epoch; especially, the era of large impact (i.e., on [[industrial]] and [[postindustrial]] scale).

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