fossil: betydelser og definitioner

A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.

One, such as a rigid theory, that is outdated or antiquated.

Linguistics A word or morpheme that is used only in certain restricted contexts, as kempt in unkempt, but is otherwise obsolete.

Linguistics An archaic syntactic rule or pattern used only in idioms, as so be it.

Characteristic of or having the nature of a fossil.

Being or similar to a fossil.

Belonging to the past; antiquated.