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Meaning of Subboreal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A climactic period that is a subdivision of the Holocene epoch running from approximately 3710 to 450 BCE.

Examples

“According to Iversen the steep decline of Hedera must be effected by a change of climate, viz. a fall in winter temperatures which would be characteristic of the Subboreal time.”

“The people had a significant effect on the vegetation in the Subboreal (accelerated replacement of deciduous trees by Picea).”

“Results obtained from disciplines as varied as pollen analysis, geomorphology and archeology point at more humid and cool climate for the beginning of the Subboreal (5.500 – +/- 4.000 BP) (28) (32) (18) in the Levant.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

subboset subbotnik subbrachian Subbranch subbrand subbreed