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Pleistocene Pronunciation
Pleistocene is pronounced PLY-stuh-seen, IPA /ˈplaɪstəˌsin/.
PLY-stuh-seen
US /ˈplaɪstəˌsin/
Syllables: PLY · stuh · seen (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun and adjective: The geological epoch from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, covering the recent ice ages.
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Pleistocene in a Sentence
- Mammoths died out at the end of the Pleistocene.
- The gravel bed is Pleistocene in origin.
- Pleistocene glaciers carved most of these valleys.
Common Mispronunciations of Pleistocene
Not play-STO-seen
The ei here gives the long i of ice, and the beat stays on it. Reading ei as ay comes from words like vein.
Not ply-STOH-seen
The middle syllable is a weak stuh, not a rounded stoh. Only the first and last syllables carry colour.
Tip: Three syllables: PLY-stuh-seen. The opening rhymes with fly.
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