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paleolithic

UK/ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/US/ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/US/ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/

proper noun

What it means

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

    Holonym: Stone Age

    Synonyms: Old Stone Age

In a sentence

Holonym: Stone Age

Where it comes from

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. EnglishPaleolithic

From paleo- + -lithic.

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