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Definition of palaeo- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

palaeo-

combining form

/pæliəʊ/,

/peɪliəʊ/,

/pæliˈɒ/,

/peɪliˈɒ/

/peɪliəʊ/,

/peɪliˈɑː/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually paleo-)

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(in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) connected with ancient times
Word Originfrom Greek palaios ‘ancient’.

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