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fossilized

verb

Meaning

  1. To make into a fossil
  2. To become a fossil
  3. (by extension) to become inflexible or outmoded
  4. (by extension) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.
  5. In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock
  6. Outmoded
  7. Having become a fossil: no longer productive

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data