"palaeosalinity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: palaeosalinities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English salinity English palaeosalinity From palaeo- + salinity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|palaeo-|salinity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English salinity English palaeosalinity [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πᾰλαιός", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "paleo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "palaeo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "salinity", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "palaeosalinity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="palaeosalinity"> From palaeo- + salinity. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} palaeosalinity (countable and uncountable, plural palaeosalinities)
  1. (countable) The salinity of the seas in the geologic past Tags: countable
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  2. (uncountable) The study of these salinities Tags: uncountable
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