"paleofantasy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paleofantasies [plural]
Etymology: From paleo- + fantasy, introduced by Marlene Zuk as the title of her book criticising paleodiets. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|paleo|fantasy}} paleo- + fantasy Head templates: {{en-noun}} paleofantasy (plural paleofantasies)
  1. (rare) A fantasy about how things were in the distant or geological past. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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