Geological period and Ice age

Geological period

Geological period noun - A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed.

Ice age and geological period are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Ice age" with "Geological period", this phrases are similar.

Ice age

Ice age noun - Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface.
Usage example: the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene
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Geological period and ice age are semantically related. You can use "Geological period" instead a noun phrase "Ice age".

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