ar·che·ol·o·gy

[ahr-kee-ol-uh-jee]
noun

ar·che·o·log·i·cal [ahr-kee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , ar·che·o·log·ic, adjective
ar·che·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
ar·che·ol·o·gist, noun
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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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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant spelling of archaeology

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archeology
alt. spelling of archaeology (q.v.). Also see ae.
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archaeology or archeology   (är'kē-ŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of past human life and culture by the examination of physical remains, such as graves, tools, and pottery.
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Archeology is the study of the human past--namely of artifacts and the people
  who used them.
Here are not one, but two, board games about archeology.
Critters, bugs, and fungi-- these are the enemies of archeology conservators.
But his unique archeology of the type gives him a singular license to define it.
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