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palaeo-

comb. form (US paleo-) ancient, old; of ancient (esp. prehistoric) times.
Etymology: Gk palaios ancient

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— see pale-

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Chiefly Brit. var. of paleo-.

Also, before some vowels, palae-.

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palaeo-,

combining form. Especially British. a variant form of paleo- (Cf. ↑paleo-).

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comb. form British spelling of paleo-

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palaeo- (especially BrE) (NAmE usually paleo-) [ˈpæliəʊ] [ˈpeɪliəʊ] [ˈpeɪlioʊ] combining form

(in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) connected with ancient times

See also: ↑paleo-  

Word Origin:

[palaeo-] from Greek palaios ‘ancient’.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.