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/pay'lee oh an throp"ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/, adj.pertaining to prehistoric humans.[1885-90; PALEO - + ANTHROPIC]
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paleoanthropic
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paleoanthropic — [pā΄lē ō an thräp′ik] adj. [< PALEO + ANTHROP(O) + IC] of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal … English World dictionary
paleoanthropic — adjective of or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as Neanderthal … Wiktionary
paleoanthropic — pa•le•o•an•throp•ic [[t]ˌpeɪ li oʊ ænˈθrɒp ɪk[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˌpæl i [/t]] adj. pan pertaining to prehistoric humans • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
paleoanthropic — variant of palaeoanthropic * * * /pay lee oh an throp ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, adj. pertaining to prehistoric humans. [1885 90; PALEO + ANTHROPIC] … Useful english dictionary
Oldness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Oldness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oldness oldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 age age antiquity Sgm: N 1 cobwebs of antiquity cobwebs of antiquity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 maturity maturity Sgm … English dictionary for students
neanthropic — /nee an throp ik/, adj. Anthropol. of or pertaining to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo. Also, neoanthropic. Cf. paleoanthropic. [1890 95; NE + ANTHROPIC] * * * … Universalium
pale- — combining form or paleo or palae or palaeo also palaio Etymology: Greek palai , palaio , from palaios old, ancient, from palai … Useful english dictionary
pa|lae|o|an|throp|ic — «PAY lee oh an THROP ihk, PAL ee », adjective. Especially British. paleoanthropic … Useful english dictionary
