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fossil
noun
the
preserved
remains
or
traces
of
a
once-living
plant
or
animal
found
in
rock
or
earth
,
often
millions
of
years
old
•
The
museum
displays
a
huge
fossil
of
a
Tyrannosaurus
rex
.
The
museum
displays
a
huge
fossil
of
a
Tyrannosaurus
rex
.
•
After
the
storm
,
Clara
found
a
tiny
shell
fossil
on
the
cliffside
beach
.
After
the
storm
,
Clara
found
a
tiny
shell
fossil
on
the
cliffside
beach
.
Late
16th
century
,
from
Latin
fossilis
“
dug
up
”,
from
fodere
“
to
dig
”.
noun
(
informal
)
a
person
who
is
very
old-fashioned
and
unwilling
to
accept
new
ideas
or
change
•
Grandpa
jokes
that
he's
a
fossil
when
it
comes
to
using
smartphones
.
Grandpa
jokes
that
he's
a
fossil
when
it
comes
to
using
smartphones
.
•
Some
people
call
the
veteran
politician
a
fossil
,
but
he
still
wins
elections
.
Some
people
call
the
veteran
politician
a
fossil
,
but
he
still
wins
elections
.
Figurative
use
recorded
since
the
19th
century
,
extending
the
literal
sense
of
something
ancient
and
unchanged
to
describe
people
.
