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ice age vs geological period

geological period vs ice age

ice age and geological period both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ice age Yes No No No
geological period Yes No No No
As nouns, geological period is a hypernym of ice age; that is, geological period is a word with a broader meaning than ice age:
  • ice age: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
  • geological period: a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Other hypernyms of ice age include period.
ice age (noun) geological period (noun)
any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Difference between ice age and geological period

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