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Archeology
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
Example Sentences
- She graduated from the university with a degree in archeology and anthropology.
- Archeology can kind of act as a corrective to history.
- Many other states have archeology offices for such services, coalition members said.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| 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 | |
| archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of archaeology | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
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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