paleology

[pey-lee-ol-uh-jee or, especially Brit., pal-e-]

pa·le·ol·o·gy

[pey-lee-ol-uh-jee or, especially Brit., pal-e-]
noun
the study of antiquities.

Origin:
1820–30; paleo- + -logy

pa·le·o·log·i·cal [pey-lee-uh-loj-i-kuhl or, especially Brit., pal-ee-] , adjective
pa·le·ol·o·gist, noun
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Paleology has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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.
WordNet
paleology

noun
the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities 
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