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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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conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
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paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
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