Archeology

Archeology
Archeology Ar`che*ol"o*gy, n., Archeological Ar`che*o*log`ic*al, a. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures. Same as {Arch[ae]ology}, etc.

Syn: archaeology, Arch[ae]ology [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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