fossility

fossility

English

Etymology

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.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    fossility (uncountable)

    1. (humorous or nonstandard) The quality of being a genuine fossil.
    2. (humorous or nonstandard) Having qualities usually attributed to fossils, such as age combined with an absence of contemporary traits.

    Further reading

    • “fossility”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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