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archaeolinguistics

/ˌɑɹki.ə.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

archaeolinguistics noun: the study of the distant human past using archaeological and linguistic evidence together to reconstruct aspects of past cultures.

Noun

archaeolinguistics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the distant human past using archaeological and linguistic evidence together to reconstruct aspects of past cultures.

Forms of archaeolinguistics

alternative formarcheolinguistics

Origin of archaeolinguistics

From archaeo- + linguistics.

Questions about archaeolinguistics

What does archaeolinguistics mean?
Archaeolinguistics means the study of the distant human past using archaeological and linguistic evidence together to reconstruct aspects of past cultures.
What part of speech is archaeolinguistics?
Archaeolinguistics is a noun.
How do you pronounce archaeolinguistics?
Archaeolinguistics is pronounced /ˌɑɹki.ə.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/.

Words near archaeolinguistics in the dictionary

  1. archaeol
  2. archaeol.
  3. archaeolatry
  4. archaeolemurid
  5. archaeolemurids
  6. archaeolinguistics
  7. archaeolipid
  8. archaeolipids
  9. Archaeolithic
  10. archaeologer
  11. archaeologers

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