palaeo-
combining form/pæliəʊ/, /peɪliəʊ/, /pæliˈɒ/, /peɪliˈɒ/
/peɪliəʊ/, /peɪliˈɑː/
(especially British English) (North American English usually paleo-)
- (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) connected with ancient timesWord Originfrom Greek palaios ‘ancient’.
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