climatic pessimum

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climatic pessimum (plural climatic pessima or climatic pessimums)

  1. (geology, paleontology, climatology) Any time period, ranging from a few centuries to millions of years, marked by persistently cold temperatures, but not always glaciation.
    Antonym: climatic optimum
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