Paleolithic

See also: paleolithic

English

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Etymology

From paleo- +‎ -lithic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/, /ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/

Proper noun

Paleolithic

  1. A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age.
    Synonym: Old Stone Age
    Holonym: Stone Age
    Comeronyms: New Stone Age, Neolithic

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Adjective

Paleolithic (not comparable)

  1. Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 18:
      We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.]

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