Fossil word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "fossil" word

[noun] the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
[noun] (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion
[adjective] characteristic of a fossil

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\Fos"sil\, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See {Fosse}.] 1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. 2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells. {Fossil copal}, a resinous substance, first found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. {Fossil cork}, {flax}, {paper}, or {wood}, varieties of amianthus. {Fossil farina}, a soft carbonate of lime. {Fossil ore}, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond.
\Fos"sil\, n. 1. A substance dug from the earth. [Obs.] Note: Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth. --Ure. 2. (Paleon.) The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living. 3. A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present. [Colloq.]

Synonyms for fossil

dodo, fogey, fogy

Related terms: back number, balance, cave painting, chaff, eolith, filings, has-been, matriarch, mezzolith, microlith, old fogy, orts, regular old fogy, residue, residuum, rump, sawdust, square, survival, trace, vestige, waste

The fun area, different aproach to word »fossil«

Let's analyse "fossil" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LISSOF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: fossil: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: fossil: 6 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 3 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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