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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ar·chae·ol·o·gy nounor ar·che·ol·o·gy \\ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jē\\ ETYMOLOGY French archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia antiquarian lore, from Greek archaiologia, from archaio- + -logia -logy
DATE 1837
1. the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past human life and activities2. remains of the culture of a people : antiquities• ar·chae·o·log·i·cal \\ˌär-kē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ adjective• ar·chae·o·log·i·cal·ly \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb• ar·chae·ol·o·gist \\ˌär-kē-ˈä-lə-jist\\ noun
archaeology
c.1600, "ancient history," from Fr. archéologie, from Gk. arkhaiologia "the study of ancient things," from arkhaios "ancient," from arkhe "beginning" (see archon). Meaning "scientific study of ancient peoples" first recorded 1837. Related: Archaeologist (1824).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englisharchaeology
noun
ADJ. Anglo-Saxon, classical, medieval, etc. | environmental, industrial, marine, underwater
• Note at SUBJECT (for verbs and nouns)
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 archaeologyarchae·ology ( NAmE also arche·ology) / 7B:ki5ClEdVi; NAmE 7B:rki5B:l- / noun[U] the study of cultures of the past, and of periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground 考古学⇨ see also industrial archaeology • arch·aeo·logic·al ( NAmE also arch·eo·logic·al) / 7B:kiE5lCdVikl; NAmE 7B:rkiE5lB:dV- / adj.: archaeological excavations / evidence 考古发掘/实证
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ar·chae·ol·o·gy
noun
or ar·che·ol·o·gy \-jē, -i\
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Etymology: Late Latin archaeologia antiquarian lore, from Greek archaiologia, from archaio- archae- + -logia -logy
1. archaic : ancient history
2. [French archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia] : the scientific study of extinct peoples or of past phases of the culture of historic peoples through skeletal remains, fossils, and objects of human workmanship (as implements, artifacts, monuments, or inscriptions) found in the earth
3. : remains of the culture of a people : antiquities
< the archaeology of the Incas >
< the museum displayed Aztec archaeology >
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