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From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.
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neolithic
Neo·lith·icToday it means: Of or relating to the New Stone Age. Full definition →