Meanings
adjectivecomb ceramic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to a hunter-gatherer culture that existed in northeastern Europe from around 4200 BC to around 2000 BC.
Synonyms: pit-comb ware
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to a hunter-gatherer culture that existed in northeastern Europe from around 4200 BC to around 2000 BC.
Similar
pit-comb ware
Origin
The word refers to the typical decoration in the pottery of a culture of which little is known otherwise. The decoration looks as if it had been imprinted with a comb.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian kammkeraamika
- kammkeraamikaof or pertaining to comb ceramic culture
Finnish kampakeraaminen
- kampakeraaminenof or pertaining to comb ceramic culture
Swedish kamkeramisk
- kamkeramiskof or pertaining to comb ceramic culture
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APA
comb ceramic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comb%20ceramic
MLA
“comb ceramic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comb%20ceramic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comb ceramic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comb%20ceramic.
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