PALAETIOLOGY

paletiology, palaetiology

(noun) the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pa*læ`ti*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Palæo- + ætiology.]

Definition: The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth.

– Pa*læ`ti*o*log"ic*al, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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