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- [fos-uh l]
- /ˈfɒs əl/
- /ˈfɒs.əl/
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- [fos-uh l]
- /ˈfɒs əl/
Definitions of fossils word
- noun fossils any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc. 1
- noun fossils a markedly outdated or old-fashioned person or thing. 1
- noun fossils a linguistic form that is archaic except in certain restricted contexts, as nonce in for the nonce, or that follows a rule or pattern that is no longer productive, as the sentence So be it. 1
- adjective fossils of the nature of a fossil: fossil insects. 1
- adjective fossils belonging to a past epoch or discarded system; antiquated: a fossil approach to economics. 1
- noun fossils Plural form of fossil. 1
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Origin of fossils
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin fossilis dug up (Cf. fodere to dig); replacing earlier fossile < French
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Parts of speech for Fossils
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fossils popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fossils usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fossils
noun fossils
- relics — a surviving memorial of something past.
- remnants — a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- traces — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- deposits — Plural form of deposit.
- eoliths — Plural form of eolith.
adjective fossils
- dinosaurs — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- ancients — Plural form of ancient.
- geriatrics — Slang. an old person.
- olds — (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the): appropriations to care for the old.
- oldies — a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
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