fossilized

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Synonyms: fossilize, fossilised, fossilizes, fossilise, fossilises, unfossilized

Antonyms: fossilize, fossilised, fossilizes, fossilise, fossilises, unfossilized

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Adjective

1. In a state of [[fossilization]]; [[preserved]] in [[rock]].
2. {{lb|en|informal|idiomatic}} [[old-fashioned|Old-fashioned]], [[outmoded]], or [[rigidly]] [[fixed]] in a way that is [[resistant]] to [[change]].
3. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Having become a [[fossil]]; no longer [[productive]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|fossilize||ed-form}}

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