Found 2 items, similar to palaetiology.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: palaetiology palaetiology n : the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: paletiology]
English → English (gcide) Definition: palaetiology palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.] The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological causes. -- Pa*l[ae]`ti*o*log"ic*al, a. Syn: paletiology. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]