Gelasian

English

Etymology 1

From Italian Gelasiano, the adjectival form of Gela, a town in Sicily near the reference stratotype.

Proper noun

Gelasian

1. (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Translations

geological age

• Catalan: Gelasià
• Dutch: Gelasien
• French: Gélasien (fr)
• German: Gelasium
• Hungarian: Gelasi
• Italian: Gelasiano
• Polish: gelas (pl) m inan
• Spanish: Gelasiense

Etymology 2

From Gelasius +‎ -an.

Adjective

Gelasian

1. (history) Pertaining to Pope Gelasius I.

   Gelasian Sacramentary

Derived terms

• Gelasian dyarchy

Anagrams

• alginase