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The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)
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palaetiology
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.] The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, ...
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n. The science that explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the Earth.
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n. the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: paletiology ]