paleontologize

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-on-tol-o-gize
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Meaning

verb

To study or practise paleontology.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I am delighted thal you are in the field, geologising or palæontologising. I beg you to read the two Rogers’ account of the Coal-fields of N. America¹; in my opinion they are eminently instructive and suggestive."

Etymology

From paleontology + -ize.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

paleontologizes (present, singular) paleontologizing (participle, present) paleontologized (participle, past) paleontologized (past) paleontologise (alternative) palaeontologize (alternative) palaeontologise (alternative) palæontologize (alternative) palæontologise (alternative)

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