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Traditional English :: palaeo-
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palaeontolgical.html - comb. form (US paleo-) ancient, old; of ancient (esp. prehistoric) times. [Gk palaios ancient] |
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Traditional English :: palaeobotany
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palaeontolgical.html - n.
the study of fossil plants. |
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Traditional English :: Palaeocene
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palaeontolgical.html - adj. & n. (US Paleocene) Geol. --adj. of or relating to the earliest epoch of the Tertiary period with evidence of the emergence and development of mammals. --n. Cf. Appendix II. [PALAEO- + Gk kainos new] |
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Traditional English :: palaeoclimatology
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palaeontolgical.html - n.
(US paleoclimatology) the study of the climate in geologically past times. |
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Traditional English :: palaeogeography
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palaeontolgical.html - n.
(US paleogeography) the study of the geographical features at periods in the geological past. |
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Traditional English :: palaeography
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palaeontolgical.html - n. ( US paleography) the study of writing and documents from the past. palaeographer n. palaeographic adj. palaeographical adj. palaeographically adv. [F pal ographie f. mod.L palaeographia (as PALAEO-, -GRAPHY)] |
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