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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-shé-o-lo-gique
"Une découverte archéologique majeure a été annoncée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to archaeology or to the discovery of material remains of past human life and activities.
"The team made a significant archaeological discovery during the excavation of the ancient tomb." - 2
Connected with the study of historical cultures through their physical remains.
"She specializes in archaeological anthropology and artifact preservation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin 'archaeologia', which combines the Greek 'arkhaios' meaning 'ancient' (from 'arkhē' meaning 'beginning or rule') and 'logia' meaning 'study of'. Entering the English lexicon in the 17th century, the term evolved to describe anything relating to the scientific study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Archaeological" is said worldwide
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archéologique
Transliteration: ar-shé-o-lo-gique
"Une découverte archéologique majeure a été annoncée."
archäologisch
Transliteration: arkh-e-o-lo-gisch
"Sie nahmen an einer archäologischen Grabung teil."
archeologico
Transliteration: ar-ke-o-lo-ji-ko
"Il sito archeologico attira molti visitatori ogni anno."
arqueológico
Transliteration: ar-ke-o-ló-gi-ko
"Encontraron restos de gran valor arqueológico."
arqueológico
Transliteration: ar-ke-o-ló-ji-ku
"O patrimônio arqueológico deve ser protegido."
पुरातत्वीय
Transliteration: puratatviya
"यह एक महत्वपूर्ण पुरातत्वीय स्थल है।"
考古的
Transliteration: kǎo gǔ de
"他们在沙漠中发现了一处考古遗址。"
고고학의
Transliteration: gogohag-ui
"그들은 중요한 고고학적 유물을 발굴했다."
考古学的
Transliteration: kōkogaku-teki
"それは重要な考古学的発見である。"
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