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neolithic

neo·lit·hic

UK/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ US/nioʊˈlɪθɪk/ rare informal
adjective (1) noun (1)

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of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic)

  • “evidence of neolithic settlements”

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Origin

From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.

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