pale-

variant of paleo- before most vowels:

paleethnology.

Also, especially British, palae-.

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palae-
palearctic
paleencephalon
paleethnology
paleo-
paleology

pale-variant of palae-. For words beginning with pale-, look under palae-.

Also, (before consonants), paleo-.

Usage: For spelling variation see ae¹.

pale-
combining form
or paleo-

ETYMOLOGY Greek palai-, palaio- ancient, from palaios, from palai long ago; probably akin to Greek tēle far off, Sanskrit carama last

1. involving or dealing with ancient forms or conditions
paleobotany
2. early : primitive : archaic
Paleolithic

palæchinoid, pale-, a. and n. Zool.|pæliːˈkaɪnɔɪd|[f. mod.L. Palæchinoidea, f. Palæchinus (for Palæechinus), name of the typical genus, f. Gr. παλαιός (see palæo-) + ἐχῖνος sea-urchin, echinus.]a. adj. Belonging to the extinct division (Palæchinoidea) of Sea-urchins (Echinoidea), whose fossil remains are found in palæozoic rocks. b. n. A sea-urchin of this division.1889Nicholson & Lydekker Palæont. I. 373 In all the Palechinoids there is a large peristomial aperture.

pale- combining form see palaeo-.

☞ pale

pale-
combining form
or paleo- or palae- or palaeo- also palaio-
Etymology: Greek palai-, palaio-, from palaios old, ancient, from palai long ago; akin to Greek tēle far, far off, Sanskrit carama last, outermost
1.
a. : remote in point of time
  < Paleocene >
b. : involving ancient forms or conditions
  < paleoclimate >
c. : of ancient origin : ancestral
  < Paleo-Eskimo >
d. : dealing with ancient or fossil forms
  < paleobotany >
2. : early : primitive : archaic
< paleoanthropic >
< palaeotypography >
3. : Old World
< Paleotropical >
4. : of pre-Tertiary origin — in names of minerals
< paleopicrite >

词汇	pale-
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary pale- pref.（前缀） Variant of paleo- paleo-的变体 pale- 1 variant of paleo- before most vowels: paleethnology. Also, especially British, palae-. Related Words palae- palearctic paleencephalon paleethnology paleo- paleology pale-variant of palae-. For words beginning with pale-, look under palae-. Also, (before consonants), paleo-. Usage: For spelling variation see ae¹. pale- combining form or paleo- ETYMOLOGY Greek palai-, palaio- ancient, from palaios, from palai long ago; probably akin to Greek tēle far off, Sanskrit carama last 1. involving or dealing with ancient forms or conditions paleobotany 2. early : primitive : archaic Paleolithic palæchinoid, pale-, a. and n. Zool.\|pæliːˈkaɪnɔɪd\|[f. mod.L. Palæchinoidea, f. Palæchinus (for Palæechinus), name of the typical genus, f. Gr. παλαιός (see palæo-) + ἐχῖνος sea-urchin, echinus.]a. adj. Belonging to the extinct division (Palæchinoidea) of Sea-urchins (Echinoidea), whose fossil remains are found in palæozoic rocks. b. n. A sea-urchin of this division.1889Nicholson & Lydekker Palæont. I. 373 In all the Palechinoids there is a large peristomial aperture. pale- combining form see palaeo-. ☞ pale pale- combining form or paleo- or palae- or palaeo- also palaio- Etymology: Greek palai-, palaio-, from palaios old, ancient, from palai long ago; akin to Greek tēle far, far off, Sanskrit carama last, outermost 1. a. : remote in point of time < Paleocene > b. : involving ancient forms or conditions < paleoclimate > c. : of ancient origin : ancestral < Paleo-Eskimo > d. : dealing with ancient or fossil forms < paleobotany > 2. : early : primitive : archaic < paleoanthropic > < palaeotypography > 3. : Old World < Paleotropical > 4. : of pre-Tertiary origin — in names of minerals < paleopicrite > pale- Prefix variant of "paleo-" used before vowels. Derived terms Palearctic
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