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fossility en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English fossil Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fossility From fossil + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (humorous, nonstandard, uncountable) The quality of being a genuine fossil.
  2. (humorous, nonstandard, uncountable) Having qualities usually attributed to fossils, such as age combined with an absence of contemporary traits.