adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ā - ' z ō -ik
Function: adjective
Etymology: 2 a- + Greek z ō ē life ― more at QUICK
Date: 1845
: having no living beings especially : of or relating to the part of geologic time that antedates life ― compare ARCHEAN 1
adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ā - ' z ō -ik
Function: adjective
Etymology: 2 a- + Greek z ō ē life ― more at QUICK
Date: 1845
: having no living beings especially : of or relating to the part of geologic time that antedates life ― compare ARCHEAN 1
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012