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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•le•og•ra•phy (pā′lē og′rə fē or, esp. Brit., pal′ē-),USA pronunciation n. - Paleontologyancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- Paleontologythe study of ancient writing, including determination of date, decipherment, etc.
- 1810–20; paleo- + -graphy
pa′le•og′ra•pher, n. pa•le•o•graph•ic (pā′lē ə graf′ik or, esp. Brit., pal′ē-),USA pronunciation pa′le•o•graph′i•cal, adj. pa′le•o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. |