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PALEONTOLOGY

a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains

The meaning of the word paleontology is a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains.

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granarya storehouse for threshed grain
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rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters