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palæologist

palæologist noun: one that researches and studies pre‐historic antiquities.

Noun

palæologist (plural palæologists)

  1. One that researches and studies pre‐historic antiquities.
    • But to whatever conclusions the palæologist may come on that head, the original scientific and logical veto on that hypothesis of two or more independent evolutions of the human species must for the present hold good.1929, John Mackinnon Robertson, “Pagan Christs”, in American Racial Origins, second edition, page 349

Forms of palæologist

pluralpalæologists

Origin of palæologist

From palæ- + -ologist, from Ancient Greek: παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) in combination with -λογία (-logía, “explanation, oration”).

Questions about palæologist

What does palæologist mean?
Palæologist means one that researches and studies pre‐historic antiquities.
What part of speech is palæologist?
Palæologist is a noun.
What is the plural of palæologist?
The plural of palæologist is palæologists.

Words near palæologist in the dictionary

  1. palæographist
  2. palæographists
  3. palæography
  4. palæolithic
  5. palæologism
  6. palæologist
  7. palæologists
  8. palæology
  9. palæontologic
  10. palæontological
  11. palæontologist

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