Palaeotypical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palaeotype \Pa"l[ae]*o*type\, n. [Pal[ae]o- + -type.] (Phon.)
     A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the
     printing types in common use. --Ellis. --
     {Pa`l[ae]*o*typ"ic*al}, a. -- {Pa`l[ae]*o*typ"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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