palaeoscience

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noun

Any scientific discipline that studies the geologic past; especially a division of a study that normally focuses on the present geological state.

OriginEnglish science ← Middle English science ← Old French science →
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Meanings

nounpalaeoscience (plural palaeosciences)

plural palaeosciences · alternative palæoscience · alternative paleoscience

  1. geographyAny scientific discipline that studies the geologic past; especially a division of a study that normally focuses on the present geological state.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpalaeo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  6. Latinsciō
  7. Latinsciēns
  8. Latinscientia
  9. Old Frenchscience
  10. Middle Englishscience
  11. Englishscience
  12. Englishpalaeoscience

From palaeo- + science.

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APA

palaeoscience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeoscience

MLA

“palaeoscience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeoscience. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palaeoscience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palaeoscience.

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