fossil
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒsəl
[edit] Noun
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fossil (plural fossils)
- The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
- (paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
- (linguistics) A fossilized term.
- (figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
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[edit] Translations
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant
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anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated
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[edit] See also
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin fossilis, from fossa (“‘ditch’”).
[edit] Adjective
fossil (neuter fossilt, definite and plural fossile)
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
fossil n. (singular definite fossilet, plural indefinite fossiler)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “fossil”
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | fossil | fossilet | fossiler | fossilerne |
| genitive | fossils | fossilets | fossilers | fossilernes |
[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
fossil (not comparable)
