Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being fossil; the character of a fossil, in any sense of that word. Also
fossility . - noun The scientific study of fossils; paleontology. Also called fossilogy, fossilology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science or state of fossils.
- noun The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
science or state offossils . - noun The state of being extremely
antiquated inviews andopinions .
Etymologies
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Examples
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According to Altvater, "fossilism" sets the foundation for the financial markets and is marked by the informalization and deregulation of labor.
Indybay newswire 2009
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The eager and often inconsiderate appeals of reformers and revolutionists are indispensable, to counterbalance the inertness and fossilism making so large a part of human institutions.
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The eager and often inconsiderate appeals of reformers and revolutionists are indispensable, to counterbalance the inertness and fossilism making so large a part of human institutions.
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The eager and often inconsiderate appeals of reformers and revolutionists are indispensable, to counterbalance the inertness and fossilism making so large a part of human institutions.
Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Walt Whitman 1855
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