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preneolithic

Ne·o·lith·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-uh-lith-ik]
    • /ˌni əˈlɪθ ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-uh-lith-ik]
    • /ˌni əˈlɪθ ɪk/

Definitions of preneolithic word

  • adjective preneolithic (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic. 1
  • adjective preneolithic (usually lowercase) belonging to or remaining from an earlier era; outdated; passé. 1
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Origin of preneolithic

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; neo- + -lithic

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Parts of speech for Preneolithic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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preneolithic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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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Related words

  • neolithic

    (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
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