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PALETIOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)
Synonyms:
palaetiology; paletiology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("paletiology" is a kind of...):
archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
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