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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Fossil" Definition
noun
Linguistics A word or morpheme that is used only in certain restricted contexts, as kempt in unkempt, but is otherwise obsolete.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Linguistics An archaic syntactic rule or pattern used only in idioms, as so be it.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
One, such as a rigid theory, that is outdated or antiquated.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust .
Source: Merriam-Webster
A person whose views are outmoded .
Source: Merriam-Webster
adjective
Being or similar to a fossil.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Belonging to the past; antiquated.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Characteristic of or having the nature of a fossil.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Preserved from a past geologic age .
Source: Merriam-Webster
Being or resembling a fossil.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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