archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) ![]() | |
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| 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 | |
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| archeological or archeology | |
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| archaeo'logically or archeology | |
| —adv | |
| archeo'logically or archeology | |
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| archae'ologist or archeology | |
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| arche'ologist or archeology | |
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |