microblade

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noun

A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.

“The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.”

OriginEnglish blade ← Middle English blade ← Old English blæd →
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Meanings

nounmicroblade (plural microblades)

plural microblades

  1. attributivesometimesarchaeologyA small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.

    The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-
  6. Proto-Germanic*bladą
  7. Proto-West Germanic*blad
  8. Old Englishblæd
  9. Middle Englishblad
  10. Middle Englishblade
  11. Englishblade
  12. Englishmicroblade

From micro- + blade.

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APA

microblade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microblade

MLA

“microblade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microblade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microblade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microblade.

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