PALAETIOLOGY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)

Synonyms:

palaetiology; paletiology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("palaetiology" is a kind of...):

archaeology; archeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)

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