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paleolithic man

Pa·le·o·lith·ic man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-lee-uh-lith-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee- man]
    • /ˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-lee-uh-lith-ik or, esp. British, pal-ee- man]
    • /ˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- mæn/

Definitions of paleolithic man words

  • noun paleolithic man any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs. 1
  • noun paleolithic man any of the types of humans of the Paleolithic period, including Java, Neanderthal, and Cro-Magnon man 0

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Origin of paleolithic man

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Paleolithic man

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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paleolithic man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for paleolithic man

noun paleolithic man

  • caveman — Cavemen were people in prehistoric times who lived mainly in caves.
  • cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
  • cro magnon — an Upper Paleolithic population of humans, regarded as the prototype of modern Homo sapiens in Europe. Skeletal remains found in an Aurignacian cave in southern France indicate that the Cro-Magnon had long heads, broad faces, and sunken eyes, and reached a height of approximately 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm).
  • cro-magnon — belonging to a prehistoric, Caucasoid type of human who lived on the European continent, distinguished by tallness and erect stature, and by the use of stone and bone implements, principally of Aurignacian culture
  • cro-magnon man — an early type of modern man, Homo sapiens, who lived in Europe during late Palaeolithic times, having tall stature, long head, and a relatively large cranial capacity

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