holocene

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Holocene
    n 1: approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: {Holocene},
         {Holocene epoch}, {Recent}, {Recent epoch}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Holocene \Holocene\ n.
   1. The geological period comprising approximately the last
      10,000 years.

   Syn: Holocene epoch, Recent epoch.
        [WordNet 1.5]