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paleo-

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paleo- palaeo-

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
paleo-

▶combining form US spelling of palaeo-.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palaeo- /ˈpalɪəʊ, ˈpeɪlɪəʊ/ (US paleo-)

▶combining form older or ancient, especially relating to the geological past: Palaeolithic.

– origin from Gk palaios ‘ancient’.

'paleo-' also found in these Oxford entries:

palaeo- - Palaeo-Indian

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