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neolith

ne·o·lith
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nee-uh-lith]
    • /ˈni ə lɪθ/
    • /nˈiːəʊlˌɪθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-uh-lith]
    • /ˈni ə lɪθ/

Definitions of neolith word

  • noun neolith a Neolithic stone implement. 1
  • noun neolith A stone implement used during the Neolithic Period. 1
  • noun neolith a Neolithic stone implement 0
  • noun neolith a Neolithic stone tool 0

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Origin of neolith

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; back formation from Neolithic

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Parts of speech for Neolith

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

neolith popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for neolith

noun neolith

  • relic — a surviving memorial of something past.
  • skeleton — Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
  • specimen — a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
  • trace — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
  • deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.

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