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noun
The quality of being a genuine fossil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, nonstandard, uncountable
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noun
Having qualities usually attributed to fossils, such as age combined with an absence of contemporary traits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, nonstandard, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree English fossil Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fossility From fossil + -ity.
