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paleolithic

pa·leo·lit·hic

UK/ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ US/ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)

  • “paleolithic artifacts”
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noun

1.

second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC

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From paleo- + -lithic.

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