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unearthal en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English unearth Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English unearthal From unearth + -al.

Meanings

1. (uncommon) A discovery, an unearthing.
   • Oh, it's the classic story: ancient, unearthal of burial tomb, meet-cute. 2026 April 3, judeasaurus, 00:43:43 from the start, in My roommate predicts the future #comedian #sitcom #roommates #comedy #skit, YouTube:
   • The Cheyenne Tribune announces the unearthal of a bold plan where by Willis George Emerson — he of newspaper supplement fame — is to build a city and capture Wyoming’s state capitol in 1904. 1903 October 26, “Voice Is from Missouri”, in The Wyoming Tribune, Cheyenne, Wyoming, page 8, column 3:
   • Discoveries of a startling nature which will rival the unearthal of Tutankhamen's tomb and other Egyptian age old secrets are expected daily […] 1925 November 1, “Biblical Secrets Are Expected To Be Bared in New Excavations”, in Casper Daily Tribune, Casper, Wyoming, page 12, column 5:
   • Some of us are striving to hammer a new tune out of the Lambeg drum (which had been recently stored away until its recent unearthal by The Bell) and are meditating a few new slogans. 1943 July 14, Roy McFadden, Geoffrey Taylor, “Poetry in Ireland”, in The Bell, volume 6, number 4, page 345:
   • From the way in which the writers of the album's booklet carry on, you'd think that a discovery had been made comparable at least to Schliemann's unearthal of Troy. 1964 March 14, Harold C. Schonberg, “From Leschetizky to Gabrilowitsch: Twenty Pianists on Piano Rolls”, in High Fidelity: The Magazine for Music Listeners, volume 14, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2024, page 67:
   • The immense bonuses recently obtained led to the unearthal of the fraudulent scheme. 1894 January 19, Fisherman & Farmer, Edenton, N.C., page 2, column 1:

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