Archeozoic

or Ar·chae·o·zo·ic

[ ahr-kee-uh-zoh-ik ]

noun

1. former name of the Archean.

adjective

1. formerly, Archean.

Archeozoic

/ ˌɑːkɪəˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. See Archaeozoic
   a variant spelling (esp US) of Archaeozoic

Archeozoic

/ är′kē-ə-zō′ĭk /

1. See Archean

Word History and Origins

Origin of Archeozoic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; archeo- + Greek zō(ḗ) “life” + -ic

Example Sentences

During the Archeozoic, no evidence of glaciation has yet been discovered.

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Even in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.

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Archeozoic rocks have been studied minutely over a very small percentage of the earth's land surface.

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I believe that our sun could not have been a typical nova, at least not since the Archeozoic, that is for perhaps a billion years.

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In the accompanying map Archeozoic rocks are widely exposed to view within the areas shown in black.

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