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Terrace epoch
Terrace Ter"race, n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It. terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa, originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch, E. torrid, and thirst. See Thirst, and cf. Fumitory, Inter, v., Patterre, Terrier, Trass, Tureen, Turmeric.] 1. A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure. 2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one. 3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces. 4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses. 5. (Geol.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea. Note: Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at different levels, indicating the flood plains at successive periods in their history. Terrace epoch. (Geol.) See Drift epoch, under Drift, a.

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- -⁠stoh-; often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from c. 2.58 million to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's...
- the Big Bang (13.799 ± 0.021 billion years ago) to the present day. An epoch is a moment in time from which nature or situations change to such a degree...
- publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Solutrian Epoch". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press...
- coastal terraces and s****lines were the geologic result of warming and cooling periods in what is now Leon County, Florida during the Pleistocene epoch. Repeated...
- earned his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1997. "Epoch Talent - MARC THOMPSON(Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Daria)". epochtalent.com. Archived...
- craters have central peaks (or peak complexes), relatively flat floors, and terracing or slumping along the inner walls. Complex craters are shallower than...
- systematic excavations of the type site, publishing in 1875. The Magdalenian epoch is ****ociated with reindeer hunters, although Magdalenian sites contain...
- true expression of the essential soul of his epoch, the Holy Grail of German Modernism. He perceived our epoch as the era of industrial m**** production,...
- Part of a series on Human history and prehistorybefore Homo   (Pliocene epoch) Prehistory Stone Age Lower Paleolithic Homo Homo erectus Middle Paleolithic...
- of North America about 35.5 ± 0.3 million years ago, in the late Eocene epoch. It is one of the best-preserved "wet-target" impact craters in the world...