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a combining form meaning “ancient,” used in the formation of compound words:
archaeopteryx; archaeology.
Also,
archeo-.
Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of
archaîos,
equiv. to
arch-
(
see
archi-
) +
-aios
adj. suffix
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archaeo- or archeo-
pref. Ancient; earlier; primitive:
archaeopteryx.
[New Latin, from Greek
arkhaio-
, from
arkhaios
,
ancient
; see
archaic
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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