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- noun 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, such as geological causes.
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- noun The
science that explains, by the law ofcausation , the past condition and changes of theEarth .
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- noun the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes)
Etymologies
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palaeo- + aetiology. Coined by William Whewell.
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