fossilization

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
  2. noun becoming inflexible or out of date

Synonyms

fossilisation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
natural process
Narrower (hyponyms)
petrifaction

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