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pa·le·o·cli·ma·tol·o·gy  audio  (pl--klm-tl-j) KEY 

NOUN:
The study of climatic conditions, and their causes and effects, in the geologic past, using evidence found in glacial deposits, fossils, and sediments.


OTHER FORMS:
pale·o·clima·tolo·gist(Noun)


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