PALAEO
\pˈaliːˌə͡ʊ], \pˈaliːˌəʊ], \p_ˈa_l_iː__ˌəʊ]\
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in comb. (before vowel palae-)= Greek palaios ancient (cf. NEO-), as: -crystic, of ancient ice, frozen from remote ages; -graphy, study of ancient writing& inscriptions, so -grapher, -graphic; -lithic, marked by use of primitive stone implements; -ontology, study of extinet organized beings, so-ontological, -ontologist; -there (-er), extinet genus of tapir-like mammal; -zoic, of, containing, ancient forms of life, of the first geological period (cf. CAINOZOIC, MESOZOIC).
By Sir Augustus Henry
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