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glacial period 1. any period of time during which a large part of the earth's surface was covered with ice, due to the advance of glaciers, as in the late Carboniferous period, and during most of the Pleistocene; glaciation 2. the Pleistocene epoch glacial period [¦glā·shəl ′pir·ē·əd] (geology) Any of the geologic periods which embraced an ice age; for example, the Quaternary period may be called a glacial period. Generally, an interval of geologic time which was marked by a major equatorward advance of ice. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The scientific celebrities, forgetting their mollusks and glacial periods, gossiped about art, while devoting themselves to oysters and ices with characteristic energy; the young musician, who was charming the city like a second Orpheus, talked horses; and the specimen of the British nobility present happened to be the most ordinary man of the party. |
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