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archeological

archeological is the alternative spelling of archaeological.

Meaning of archaeological

Adjective

archaeological (comparative more archaeological, superlative most archaeological)

  1. Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
    • A living floor is, in archaeological terms, the floor of a cave upon which people lived and which retains evidence of their activities.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 202

Forms of archeological

comparativemore archeological
superlativemost archeological

Origin of archeological

From archeology + -ical.

Words formed from archeological

Phrases with archeological

Questions about archeological

What is archeological the alternative spelling of?
Archeological is the alternative spelling of archaeological.

Words near archeological in the dictionary

  1. archeointensities
  2. archeointensity
  3. archeol.
  4. archeolatry
  5. archeologic
  6. archeological
  7. archeological horizon
  8. archeological horizons
  9. archeologically
  10. archeologies
  11. archeologist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: archeological (page history and authors); archaeological (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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