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a combining form meaning “ancient,” used in the formation of compound words: archaeopteryx; archaeology.

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Also archeo-.

Origin of archaeo-

<Greek, combining form of archaîos, equivalent to arch- (see archi-) + -aios adj. suffix

Words nearby archaeo-

arch, archaea, archaean, archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeo-, archaeoastronomy, archaeobotany, Archaeocyathid, archaeol., archaeological

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British Dictionary definitions for archaeo-

archaeo-

archeo-

combining form

indicating ancient or primitive time or conditionarchaeology; archaeopteryx

of, involving, or denoting the study of remains from archaeological sitesarchaeozoology

Word Origin for archaeo-

from Greek arkhaio-, from arkhaios, from arkhein to begin

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