fossil

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun someone whose style is out of fashion
noun the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
adjective characteristic of a fossil

From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”).

Mind, they are bones, not fossils. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain
‘Mostly fossil,’ the manager had remarked, disparagingly. — Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF WAX-WORKS, ANCIENT FOSSILS, ETC. — Sketches New and Old, Mark Twain

dodo, fogy, fogey

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