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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALEO-

Pa "le *o-. Etym: [Gr. , adj. ]

 

Defn: A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography. [Written also palæo -.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

paleo-

paleo- |ˌpeɪlioʊ |(Brit. palaeo- ) comb. form older or ancient, esp. relating to the geological past: Paleolithic | paleomagnetism. ORIGIN from Greek palaios ancient.

 

Paleo-Eskimo

Pa le o-Es ki mo noun a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the Arctic from Greenland through North America to Siberia. adjective of or relating to this people.

 

Paleo-Indian

Pa le o-In di an adjective of, relating to, or denoting the earliest human inhabitants of the Americas, from as early as 40,000 years ago to c. 5000 bc . noun 1 (the Paleo-Indian ) the Paleo-Indian culture or period. 2 a member of the Paleo-Indian peoples.

 

Oxford Dictionary

paleo-

paleo- combining form US spelling of palaeo-.

 

paleo-conservative

paleo-conser ¦va ¦tive |ˌpalɪəʊkənˈsəːvətɪv, ˌpeɪ -| noun N. Amer. a person who advocates traditional forms of conservatism; an extremely right-wing conservative.

 

Spanish Dictionary

paleo-

paleo- Elemento prefijal de origen griego que entra en la formación de nombres y adjetivos con el significado de ‘viejo ’, ‘antiguo ’:paleografía, paleocristiano .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

paleo-

pa le o- /péɪlioʊ |pǽ -/複合要素 古, 旧 .