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FOSSILISED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
Example:
an ossified bureaucratic system
Synonyms:
fossilised; fossilized; ossified
Classified under:
Similar:
inflexible (incapable of change)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb fossilise
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