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palaeotypes

palaeotypes is the plural of palaeotype.

Meaning of palaeotype

Noun

palaeotype (plural palaeotypes)

  1. An old book printed between 1500 and 1550.
    • The library of the British Museum is […] rich in manuscripts, rich in palaeotypes, rich in the science, history, and literature of every age and nation.1854, Jos. C. Coswell, The Astor Library
  2. (historical) A phonetic alphabet developed by Alexander John Ellis to represent all spoken sounds of English by means of the printing types that were in common use in the mid-19th century, one of the predecessors of IPA.
    • Of course for publication in a newspaper, my palaeotype would not answer, but my glossotype would enable the author to give his Pennsylvania German in an English form and much more intelligibly.1889, Alexander Ellis, On Early English Pronunciation

Questions about palaeotypes

What is palaeotypes the plural of?
Palaeotypes is the plural of palaeotype.

Words near palaeotypes in the dictionary

  1. palaeotropical
  2. palaeotropics
  3. palaeotsunami
  4. palaeotsunamis
  5. palaeotype
  6. palaeotypes
  7. palaeotypic
  8. palaeovalley
  9. palaeovalleys
  10. palaeovegetation
  11. palaeovegetational

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