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- [pey-lee-uh-lith-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
- /ˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/
- /ˌpæl.i.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/
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- [pey-lee-uh-lith-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
- /ˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/
Definitions of paleolithic word
- adjective paleolithic (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.) 1
- adjective paleolithic belonging to the Stone Age 1
- adjective paleolithic designating or of an Old World cultural period (c. 2 million-c. 10,000 b.c.) before the Mesolithic, characterized by the use of flint, stone, and bone tools, hunting, fishing, and the gathering of plant foods 0
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Origin of paleolithic
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; paleo- + -lithic
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Parts of speech for Paleolithic
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paleolithic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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