"oopart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ooparts [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of "out of place artifact". Head templates: {{en-noun}} oopart (plural ooparts)
  1. (among conspiracy theorists) An object found in a very unusual or apparently impossible archaeological context (like the Coso sparkplug found in an allegedly 500,000-year-old geode) which would challenge conventional historiography and chronology if authentic. Wikipedia link: en:OOPARTS (disambiguation), en:oopart Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories Synonyms: OOPART, OOPArt, OOPart, OOPA, oopa Translations (Translations): オーバッツ (ōbattsu) (Japanese), オーパーツ (ōpātsu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-oopart-en-noun-ZUcaq0FI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Japanese translations

Inflected forms

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