🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

고생물학

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gosaengmulhak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Paleontology/ˌpeɪ.li.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 대학에서 고생물학을 전공했습니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.

    "Her studies in paleontology led her to discover a new species of dinosaur."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'paleontology' originates from the Greek words 'palaios' meaning 'ancient' and 'ontologia' meaning 'the study of being'. It was first coined in the early 19th century as the scientific study of fossils and ancient life forms.

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