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palæology rare—0.|pæliːˈɒlədʒɪ, peɪliː-| [f. palæo-, paleo- + Gr. -λογία, -logy: cf. παλαιολογεῖν to discuss antiquities.] The science or study of antiquities. So palæologian |-ˈləʊdʒɪən| nonce-wd., an antiquarian; one who rests on the authority of antiquity; palæoˈlogical a., relating to palæology; palæˈologist, one versed in palæology.
1824Dibdin Libr. Comp. 248 Those of the latter are palæological or glossorial. 1828–32Webster, Paleologist [citing Good]. Paleology, a discourse or treatise on antiquities, or the knowledge of ancient things. 1880Burton Reign Q. Anne II. xiii. 329 His profound palaeological erudition. 1894Miss Cobbe Life II. 39, I classify both parties..as Palæologians. |