Fossildom

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The realm or sphere of fossils. uncountable

    "I witnessed the slow burial of dead shells and bones, whose long journey toward fossildom was just beginning."

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"I witnessed the slow burial of dead shells and bones, whose long journey toward fossildom was just beginning."

Etymology

From fossil + -dom.

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