palaeoclimatepaleoclimaten.
/ˌpalɪəʊˈklʌɪmᵻt/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˈklʌɪmᵻt/, /ˈpalɪə(ʊ)klʌɪmᵻt/, /ˈpeɪlɪə(ʊ)klʌɪmᵻt/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˈklaɪmᵻt/ The climate at some time in the past.
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palaeoclimate1924
1924 Geol. Mag. 61 512 Conclusions regarding palæoclimates.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XIII. 908/2 Many ingested seeds, hair, feathers, and small animal bones within the coprolites may provide a reliable estimate of the paleoclimate of the time.
1990 S. H. Schneider in J. Leggett Global Warming ii. 54 The same basic models that we use to estimate effects of greenhouse-gas increases into the next century can be applied to the ancient climatic changes (palaeoclimates).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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