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paleolith

pa·le·o·lith
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-lee-uh-lith or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
    • /ˈpeɪ li ə lɪθ or, esp. British, ˈpæl i-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-lee-uh-lith or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
    • /ˈpeɪ li ə lɪθ or, esp. British, ˈpæl i-/

Definitions of paleolith word

  • noun paleolith a paleolithic stone implement. 1
  • noun paleolith an unpolished Pleistocene stone tool 0
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Origin of paleolith

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; paleo- + -lith

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Parts of speech for Paleolith

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
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paleolith popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for paleolith

noun paleolith

  • fossil — any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
  • eolith — A roughly chipped flint found in Tertiary strata, originally thought to be an early artifact but probably of natural origin.
  • neolith — a Neolithic stone implement.
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