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Meanings of Tertiary in English

Russian
третичный период
Portuguese
terciário
Catalan
període terciari
Spanish
periodo terciario
Wikidata

Former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago.

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третичный период
Spanish
terciario

Member of a Christian third order.

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terciario

Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.

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Usage of Tertiary in English
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Independent Tertiary Institutions New Zealand board member Richard Goodall also opposed licensing.
Radio NZ
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The Tertiary Education Union is taking legal advice on the university's decision.
Radio NZ
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Such is the general outline of the story of the Tertiary Era.
The Story of Evolution
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Also joining the discussion, President of the Tertiary Education Union, Michael Gilchrist.
Radio NZ
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Peculiar offshoots of the line appeared at various times in the Tertiary.
The Elements of Geology
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EOCENE.-Theearliest of the three divisions of the Tertiary epoch of geologists.
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
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For more specific policies, check out the Tertiary Women's guide to voting.
Radio NZ
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The earliest traces of man-flint implements-arefound in the Post Tertiary strata.
The Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science
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Uplift, warping and degradation to Tertiary baselevel; deposition of Pamunkey and Chesapeake.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virgini...
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The first point of interest is the origin of these Tertiary mammals.
The Story of Evolution
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The Tertiary river deposits of the High Plains have already been described.
The Elements of Geology
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Stuart Middleton from Tertiary High School at Manukau Institute of Technology responds.
Radio NZ
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National's Tertiary Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith joins me in the Auckland studio.
Radio NZ
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The Tertiary period included epochs when the earth's crust was singularly unquiet.
The Elements of Geology
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Prof. Prestwich had published numerous papers dealing with Tertiary Geology before 1857.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work...
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They abound with active volcanoes, and, I should hope, contain Tertiary strata.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
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South Africa
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