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paleanthropology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palean-thro-pol-o-gy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From pale- + anthropo- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

palaeanthropology (alternative) palæanthropology (alternative) palaeoanthropology (alternative) palæoanthropology (alternative) paleoanthropology (alternative)

Derived Forms

paleanthropological

Questions

What does paleanthropology mean?
The scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.
Where does paleanthropology come from?
From pale- + anthropo- + -logy.

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