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
 
n
 
[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
 
adv
 
archae'ologist or archeology
 
n
 
arche'ologist or archeology
 
n

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Archaeological has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
Example sentences
His approach to them was archaeological rather than strictly genealogical,
  discovering his family within himself.
So what this all means is that, probably there's lot of archaeological sites on
  this bank but it's now covered over with water.
The national park has thousands of ancient archaeological sites.
Archaeological finds worldwide have helped researchers to fill out the story of
  human evolution and migration.
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