Meanings
paleolithic1
- Alternative letter-case form of Paleolithic.
Paleolithic2
alternative palaeolithic · alternative palæolithic · alternative palaeolithical · alternative paleolithical
- 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
alternative palaeolithic · alternative palæolithic · alternative palaeolithical · alternative paleolithical
- not comparableOf or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.]
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 18 - excessivenot comparableAntiquated, antediluvian.
Stacked up against ChatGPT’s ability to instantly transform any image into a Studio Ghibli cartoon, Instagram’s photo filters are practically Paleolithic.
2025 August 4, Mike Isaac, “A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
- Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- EnglishPaleolithic
Translations
Bulgarian палеолит, палеолитен
- палеолит (paleolit)Old Stone Age
- палеолитен (paleoliten)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
- старокаменен (starokamenen)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
Catalan paleolític, paleolític
- paleolíticOld Stone Age
- paleolíticof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Chinese Mandarin 旧石器时代
- 旧石器时代 (Jiùshíqìshídài)Old Stone Age
Czech paleolit, paleolitický
- paleolitOld Stone Age
- paleolitickýof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Danish ældste stenalder
- ældste stenalderOld Stone Age
Dutch paleolithicum, paleolithisch
- paleolithicumOld Stone Age
- paleolithischof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Estonian paleoliitikum, paleoliitiline
- paleoliitikumOld Stone Age
- paleoliitilineof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Finnish paleoliittinen kausi, paleoliittinen
- paleoliittinen kausiOld Stone Age
- paleoliittinenof or referring to the Old Stone Age
French paléolithique
- paléolithiqueOld Stone Age
German Altsteinzeit, Paläolithikum
- AltsteinzeitOld Stone Age
- PaläolithikumOld Stone Age
- altsteinzeitlichof or referring to the Old Stone Age
- paläolithischof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Greek Παλαιολιθική, παλαιολιθικός
- Παλαιολιθική (Palaiolithikí)Old Stone Age
- παλαιολιθικός (palaiolithikós)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
Hindi पुरापाषाण काल, पुरापाषाण
- पुरापाषाण काल (purāpāṣāṇ kāl)Old Stone Age
- पुरापाषाण (purāpāṣāṇ)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
Hungarian paleolitikum
- paleolitikumOld Stone Age
Irish an tSean-Chlochaois, pailéiliteach
- an tSean-ChlochaoisOld Stone Age
- pailéiliteachOld Stone Age
- Pailéiliteachof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Italian paleolitico, paleolitico
- paleoliticoOld Stone Age
- paleoliticoof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Japanese 旧石器時代
- 旧石器時代 (Kyūsekki Jidai)Old Stone Age
Korean 구석기 시대, 구석기 시대
- 구석기 시대 (Guseokgi sidae)Old Stone Age
- 구석기 시대 (Guseokgi sidae)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
- 구석기 (Guseokgi)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
Latin palaeolithicus
- palaeolithicusOld Stone Age
Latvian paleolīts
- paleolītsOld Stone Age
Polish paleolit, paleolityczny
- paleolitOld Stone Age
- paleolitycznyof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Portuguese Paleolítico, paleolítico
- PaleolíticoOld Stone Age
- paleolíticoof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Russian палеоли́т, палеолити́ческий
- палеоли́т (paleolít)Old Stone Age
- палеолити́ческий (paleolitíčeskij)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
Spanish Paleolítico, paleolítico
- PaleolíticoOld Stone Age
- paleolíticoof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Swedish paleolitikum, paleolitisk
- paleolitikumOld Stone Age
- paleolitiskof or referring to the Old Stone Age
Thai ยุคหินเก่า
- ยุคหินเก่า (yóok hĭn gào)Old Stone Age
Turkish Eski Taş Devri, Kaba Taş Devri
- Eski Taş DevriOld Stone Age
- Kaba Taş DevriOld Stone Age
- Yontma Taş DevriOld Stone Age
Ukrainian палеолі́т, палеоліти́чний
- палеолі́т (paleolít)Old Stone Age
- палеоліти́чний (paleolitýčnyj)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
- давньокам'яни́й (davnʹokamʺjanýj)of or referring to the Old Stone Age
Vietnamese thời đại đồ đá cũ, Đá cũ
- thời đại đồ đá cũOld Stone Age
- Đá cũOld Stone Age
Cite this entry
paleolithic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleolithic
“paleolithic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleolithic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleolithic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleolithic.
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