archaeological
part of speech
adjective (archaeological) — US also «archeological»
meaning for a pupil
About archaeology: the study of the past by digging up and studying old objects, buildings and bones. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons: archaeological digs, sites, finds. Phrases: «archaeological site», «archaeological dig», «archaeological evidence».
examples
- I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Stonehenge is a famous archaeological site. tree →
- They found Roman coins on an archaeological dig. tree →
- Archaeological evidence shows people lived here 5,000 years ago. tree →
- We visited an archaeological museum. tree →
- The farmer's field became an archaeological treasure. tree →
- Archaeological work must be done slowly and carefully. tree →
note
Spelling trap: archae-ological (UK and most writing); US sometimes «archeological». Said «ar-kee-o-LOJ-i-kal».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «archaeological» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.