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Noun

1. 1
   The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs wordnet
3. 3
   The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.; Synonym of paleogeomorphology The study of the physical geography from the past; no political or cultural history countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

palaeogeomorphologypalaeogeomorphologypaleogeographypaleogeographypaleogeomorphologypaleogeomorphology

Etymology

From palaeo- + geography.

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