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archaeologist

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ar·chae·ol·o·gist

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jist]
noun
a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
Also, ar·che·ol·o·gist.


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Archaeologist is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • So far his work as an archaeologist was known only within his profession.
  • They make an odd couple, the archaeologist and the statue.
  • Before an archaeologist makes determinations about farming maybe they should talk to a farmer.
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archaeology or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
 
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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