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Noun: paleoclimatology  ,pey-lee-ow,klI-mu'tó-lu-jee or ,pa-lee-ow,klI-mu'tó-lu-jee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: palaeoclimatology)
  1. The study of the climate of past ages
    "Ice cores provide valuable data for paleoclimatology research";
    - palaeoclimatology [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: paleoclimatologies

Type of: archaeology, archeology [US]

Encyclopedia: Paleoclimatology