palaeo-
prefix (US also paleo-) /pæl.i.əʊ-/
/peɪ.li.oʊ-/ Definition
› ancient; from a time before history was being recorded: palaeobotanyAncient history: before 500 AD
(Definition of palaeo- prefix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- ancient adjective
- antiquity noun
- archaic adjective
- charioteer noun
- classical adjective (CULTURE)
- cromlech noun
- forum noun (ANCIENT ROME)
- hieroglyph noun
- legion noun (SOLDIERS)
- mummify verb
- necropolis noun
- neoclassical adjective
- paleo- prefix
- pharaoh noun
- Roman adjective
- Roman noun
- Romano- prefix
- sarcophagus noun
- Saturnalia noun
- the Pyramids noun
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