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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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