Palaetiology
Pronunciation : Pa*l?`ti*ol"o*gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pal?o- + ?tiology.]
Definition : Defn: The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth. -- Pa*l?`ti*o*log"ic*al, a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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