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FOSSIL [ FOS-UHL ] NOUN ANY REMAINS, IMPRESSION, OR TRACE OF A LIVING THING OF A FORMER GEOLOGIC AGE, AS A SKELETON, FOOTPRINT, ETC. A MARKEDLY OUTDATED OR OLD-FASHIONED PERSON OR THING; A LINGUISTIC FORM THAT IS ARCHAIC EXCEPT IN CERTAIN RESTRICTED CONTEXTS, AS NONCE IN FOR THE NONCE, OR THAT FOLLOWS A RULE OR PATTERN THAT IS NO LONGER PRODUCTIVE, AS THE SENTENCE SO BE IT; ADJECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF A FOSSIL: FOSSIL INSECTS. BELONGING TO A PAST EPOCH OR DISCARDED SYSTEM; ANTIQUATED