How to pronounce paleontology
American English pronunciation
pay-lee-un-TOL-uh-jee
- IPA
- /ˌpeɪli.ənˈtɑlədʒi/
- Syllables
- pay · lee · un · TOL · uh · jee (6 syllables, stress on the 4th)
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What paleontology means
The study of life from long ago through fossils
In a sentence: Sam wants to study paleontology so he can dig up dinosaur bones.
Where it comes from: English has used it since 1836, from a French word first used in 1822. Its Greek parts mean "old," "being" and "study of."
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