Meaning & use
postglacial
Relating to or occurring in the period after an ice age, when glaciers have retreated.
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Postglacial lakes formed as melting ice sheets left deep basins across the landscape.
Scientists studied postglacial soil layers to trace how vegetation returned after the ice retreated.
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Postglacial is a technical term used mainly in geology and climate science rather than everyday speech.
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