暁ぎょう新しん世せい

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Meanings

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noun

Paleocene epoch

Geological term for the epoch from about 66 to 56 million years ago, immediately following the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.

暁ぎょう新しん世せいは新しん生せい代だいの最さい初しょの世よである。
The Paleocene is the first epoch of the Cenozoic Era.

daybreak, dawn, in the event

新new

世generation, world, society

Etymology

The kanji 暁 (dawn), 新 (new), and 世 (world/epoch) together convey 'dawn of a new world', reflecting the recovery and diversification of life after the mass extinction. The reading ぎょうしんせい is the on'yomi compound.