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palæ-

/ˈpeɪlɪ/UK/ˈpælɪ/

palæ- is the archaic form of paleo-.

Meaning of paleo-

Prefix

paleo-

  1. Old; ancient or primitive.
  2. Related to paleontology.
  3. Used to form informal names of taxa; basal.

Words formed from palæ-

Questions about palæ-

What is palæ- the archaic form of?
Palæ- is the archaic form of paleo-.
How do you pronounce palæ-?
Palæ- is pronounced /ˈpælɪ/ (UK).

Words near palæ- in the dictionary

  1. palynotaxonomy
  2. palythine
  3. palythinol
  4. palytoxin
  5. palytoxins
  6. palæ-
  7. palæanthropologist
  8. palæanthropologists
  9. palæanthropology
  10. Palæeskimo
  11. palæo-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: palæ- (page history and authors); paleo- (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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