unfossilized

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adjective

Not fossilized.

OriginEnglish fossilized ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunfossilized (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot fossilized.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfossilized
  9. Englishunfossilized

From un- + fossilized.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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