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noun
The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.
Synonym of paleogeomorphology The study of the physical geography from the past; no political or cultural history
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: paleogeomorphology The study of the physical geography from the past
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: paleogeography
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: archeology, archaeology
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin geōgraphia Middle French géographie English geography English palaeogeography From palaeo- + geography.
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