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PALEONTOLOGY

\pˌe͡ɪliːə͡ʊntˈɒləd͡ʒi], \pˌe‍ɪliːə‍ʊntˈɒləd‍ʒi], \p_ˌeɪ_l_iː__əʊ_n_t_ˈɒ_l_ə_dʒ_i]\

Definitions of PALEONTOLOGY

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1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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the branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and related remains

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The study of early forms of life through fossil remains.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

That branch of geology which treats of life in past geological periods, as shown by fossil or stonelike remains of animals and plants. Also, palaeontology.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Paleontologlcal.
Paleontologist.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Greek] The science of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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