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paleocontact

paleocontact noun: the theory that intelligent extraterrestrial beings (sometimes called ancient astronauts) visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.

Noun

paleocontact (uncountable)

  1. The theory that intelligent extraterrestrial beings (sometimes called ancient astronauts) visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.

Origin of paleocontact

From paleo- + contact.

Questions about paleocontact

What does paleocontact mean?
Paleocontact means the theory that intelligent extraterrestrial beings (sometimes called ancient astronauts) visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.
What part of speech is paleocontact?
Paleocontact is a noun.

Words near paleocontact in the dictionary

  1. paleoconnections
  2. paleocons
  3. paleoconservatism
  4. paleoconservative
  5. paleoconservatives
  6. paleocontact
  7. paleocontinent
  8. paleocontinental
  9. paleocontinents
  10. paleocoordinate
  11. paleocoordinates

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