Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palæologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palæol-o-gist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One that researches and studies pre‐historic antiquities.

Example Sentences

"But to whatever conclusions the palæologist may come on that head, the original scientific and logical veto on that hypothesis of two or more independent evolutions of the human species must for the present hold good."

Etymology

From palæ- + -ologist, from Ancient Greek: παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) in combination with -λογία (-logía, “explanation, oration”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: palæ
Suffix: ologist

Inflected Forms

palæologists (plural)

Questions

What does palæologist mean?: One that researches and studies pre‐historic antiquities.
Where does palæologist come from?: From palæ- + -ologist, from Ancient Greek: παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) in combination with -λογία (-logía, “explanation, oration”).

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