paleoseismicity

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noun

Ancient seismic activity.

OriginEnglish seismicity ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós) →
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Meanings

nounpaleoseismicity (countable and uncountable, plural paleoseismicities)

plural paleoseismicities

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAncient seismic activity.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishseismicity
  4. Englishpaleoseismicity

From paleo- + seismicity.

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paleoseismicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoseismicity

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“paleoseismicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoseismicity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleoseismicity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleoseismicity.

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