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Meaning of PALAETIOLOGY

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)
 
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 Synonyms: paletiology
 
 See Also: archaeology, archeology

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pal[ae]o- +
[ae]tiology.]
The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past
condition and changes of the earth. --
{Pa*l[ae]`ti*o*log"ic*al}, a.
 
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