Glacial period
Glacial period noun - Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface.
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Synonyms for Glacial period
Ice age is a synonym for glacial period. In some cases you can use "Ice age" instead the phrase "Glacial period" as a noun or a verb.
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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Synonyms for Ice age
Glacial period is a synonym for ice age. You can use "Glacial period" instead a noun phrase "Ice age".
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