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paleoclimatology
paleocurrent
paleoecology
paleoethnobotany
Paleogene
paleogeography
paleography
paleoliberal
paleolith
Paleolithic
Paleolithic man
paleomagnetism
paleontography
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paleontology
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Paleosiberian
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paleo-
paleo-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. ancient, prehistoric
paleozoology
2. primitive, early
Paleogene
[< Greek palaios< palai "long ago"]
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