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eolithic

eo·lit·hic

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adjective

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of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

noun

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the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture

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From French éolithique; from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + -ic. By surface analysis, eo- + lith- + -ic.

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