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fossil is the mineralized remains of a dead organism.Fossil may also refer to:
FOSSIL, a protocol for serial communications
Fossil (file system), a file system used mainly by Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Fossil, Inc., a clothing/accessories company
Fossil, Oregon, a city in the state of Oregon, United States
Fossilized term, a type of bound morpheme in linguistics
Fossils (band), a Bengali rock bandA Pokémon trading card set (see
List of Pokémon Trading Card Game sets)Fossiles, the 12th movement in the musical suite
The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-SaënsSomeone or something can be called a "fossil" figuratively (often as an
insult) if he/she/it is extremely old (or the views they hold/represent are seen as archaic).Fossilization is a
linguistics term which refers to permanent errors in a learner's
second language.
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