archaeologic

ar·chae·o·log·i·cal

[ahr-kee-uh-loj-i-kuhl]
adjective
of or pertaining to archaeology.
Also, ar·chae·o·log·ic, archeological, archeologic.


Origin:
1775–85; < Greek archaiologik(ós) (see archaeology, -ic) + -al1

ar·chae·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·ar·chae·o·log·i·cal, adjective
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archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
prehistory See also protohistory the study of man's past by scientific analysis of the material remains of his cultures
 
[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]
 
archeology or archeology
 
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[C17: from Late Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologia study of what is ancient, from arkhaios ancient (from arkhē beginning)]
 
archaeological or archeology
 
adj
 
archeological or archeology
 
adj
 
archaeo'logically or archeology
 
adv
 
archeo'logically or archeology
 
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archae'ologist or archeology
 
n
 
arche'ologist or archeology
 
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