Definitions from Wiktionary (fossil word)
▸ noun: (linguistics) A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.
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▸ noun: (linguistics) A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.
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fossil,
fossilhood,
fossility,
technofossil,
fossil car,
trace fossil,
libfix,
fossildom,
foraminiferon,
f-word,
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