"fossilized" meaning in English

See fossilized in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: fossilised [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} fossilized
  1. In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
    Sense id: en-fossilized-en-adj-p9v-DnK6
  2. (informal, idiomatic) Old-fashioned, outmoded, or rigidly fixed in a way that is resistant to change. Tags: idiomatic, informal
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  3. (linguistics) Having become a fossil; no longer productive.
    Sense id: en-fossilized-en-adj-WI8TIhN5 Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb

Forms: fossilised [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fossilized
  1. simple past and past participle of fossilize Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fossilize Synonyms: disused, outdated, obsolete, unfashionable Synonyms (outmoded): antiquated Derived forms: fossilized lightning, nonfossilized, prefossilized, semifossilized, subfossilized, unfossilized Related terms: fossil word Translations (in a state of fossilisation): fossil (Danish), fossilisoitunut (Finnish), kivettynyt (Finnish), fossilisé (French), fósil [masculine] (Galician), fossilisiert (German), versteinert (German), અશ્મિભૂત (aśmibhūt) (Gujarati), skostniały (Polish), fossilizado (Portuguese), fosilizat (Romanian), fossiliserad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fossilized-en-verb-RwYlEikl

Alternative forms

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        "(linguistics) Having become a fossil; no longer productive."
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