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 palaeo- or  (before a vowel) palae- or paleo- or pale-  especially US.combining formold, ancient, or prehistoric⇒ palaeography Originfrom Greek palaios old1 Chiefly British. variant of paleo-.Also, before some vowels, palae-.palaeo-a prefix meaning 'old', 'ancient'. Also, paleo-, palae-, pale-. [Greek palaio-, combining form of palaios] Usage: For spelling variation see ae1.palaeo-⇨ see palae-
                          (〈美〉paleo-)      combining form                         older or ancient, especially relating to the geological past   表示“古”, “原始”(尤指与地质史有关的):                   from Greek palaios 'ancient'. palaeo- /ˌpalɪəʊ, ˌpeɪlɪəʊ/ combining form. Also *paleo-. Before a vowel also palae-, *pale-.ORIGIN: Greek palaios: see -o-.Ancient, old; of or belonging to ancient (esp. prehistoric) times; Anatomy of relatively ancient development phylogenetically. Freq. opp. neo-. palaeo- combining form. Especially British. a variant form of paleo-.palaeo-— see pale-
 palaeo-Prefix  Alternative spelling of paleo-
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