ar‧chae‧ol‧o‧gy (also archeology American English) /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi $ ˌɑːrkiˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia 'history of ancient times', from Greek, from archaio- (from archaios; ⇒ archaic) + -logia '-logy']
the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools etc
—archaeologist noun
—archaeological /ˌɑːkiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑː-/ adjective:
an archaeological site
—archaeologically /-kli/ adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

archaeology
noun
ADJ. Anglo-Saxon, classical, medieval, etc. | environmental, industrial, marine, underwater
 ⇒ Note at SUBJECT (for verbs and nouns)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲