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PALAEOLOGY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palaeology mean?
• PALAEOLOGY (noun)
The noun PALAEOLOGY has 1 sense:
1. the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities
Familiarity information: PALAEOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
palaeology; paleology
Hypernyms ("palaeology" is a kind of...):
archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
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