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paleochronology

paleochronology noun: prehistoric chronology.

Noun

paleochronology (uncountable)

  1. prehistoric chronology

Origin of paleochronology

From paleo- + chronology.

Questions about paleochronology

What does paleochronology mean?
Paleochronology means prehistoric chronology.
What part of speech is paleochronology?
Paleochronology is a noun.

Words near paleochronology in the dictionary

  1. paleochannels
  2. paleochemistry
  3. paleochemotaxonomy
  4. paleochristian
  5. paleochronological
  6. paleochronology
  7. paleocirculation
  8. paleoclassical
  9. paleoclimate
  10. paleoclimates
  11. paleoclimatic

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