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paleoenvironment

UK/ˈpeɪlioʊɪnˌvaɪɹə(n)mənt//ˈpeɪlioʊɪnˌvaɪɚ(n)mənt/

paleoenvironment noun: the past environment of an area during a given period of its history.

Noun

paleoenvironment (plural paleoenvironments)

  1. The past environment of an area during a given period of its history.

Forms of paleoenvironment

pluralpaleoenvironments
alternative formpalaeoenvironment

Origin of paleoenvironment

From paleo- + environment.

Words formed from paleoenvironment

Questions about paleoenvironment

What does paleoenvironment mean?
Paleoenvironment means the past environment of an area during a given period of its history.
What part of speech is paleoenvironment?
Paleoenvironment is a noun.
How do you pronounce paleoenvironment?
Paleoenvironment is pronounced /ˈpeɪlioʊɪnˌvaɪɹə(n)mənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of paleoenvironment?
The plural of paleoenvironment is paleoenvironments.

Words near paleoenvironment in the dictionary

  1. paleoentomological
  2. paleoentomologist
  3. paleoentomologists
  4. paleoentomology
  5. paleoenviromental
  6. paleoenvironment
  7. paleoenvironmental
  8. paleoenvironments
  9. paleoeolian
  10. paleoepidemiological
  11. paleoepidemiology

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