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noun azilian a Palaeolithic culture of Spain and SW France that can be dated to the 10th millennium bc, characterized by flat bone harpoons and schematically painted pebbles 3
adjective azilian of or relating to this culture 3
adjective azilian denoting or of a stage of Mesolithic culture following the Magdalenian and characterized by painted stone pebbles and by harpoon heads made from antlers 3
adjective azilian of, relating to, or characteristic of an early Mesolithic culture of southern France and northern Spain. 1

before 1895

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1895-1900; named after Mas d'Azil, village in Ariège, S France, near where remains of the culture were found; see -ian

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