渐新统 Traditional form: 漸新統 Pinyin (reading): jiànxīntǒng Definitions: Oligocene system (geology) Characters: 渐 - gradually 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern 统 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite Traditional characters: 漸 - gradually 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern 統 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite