Anthropocene
n.— «In a final chapter on the “Anthropocene,” a newly minted term meaning the geological epoch defined by man, Ms. Kolbert turns from her mostly unbiased field reporting to give her own opinion.» —“In Epoch of Man, Earth Takes a Beating” by Mariana Gosnell New York Times Mar. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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