stone age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stohn eyj]
- /stoʊn eɪdʒ/
- /stəʊn eɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn eyj]
- /stoʊn eɪdʒ/

Definitions of stone age words

noun stone age the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. 1
noun Definition of stone age in Technology (jargon) In computer folklore, an ill-defined period from ENIAC (ca. 1943) to the mid-1950s; the great age of electromechanical dinosaurs. Sometimes used for the entire period up to 1960-61 (see Iron Age); however, it is more descriptive to characterise the latter period in terms of a "Bronze Age" era of transistor-logic, pre-ferrite core memory machines with drum or CRT mass storage (as opposed to just mercury delay lines and/or relays). More generally, the term is used pejoratively for ancient hardware or software, even by survivors from the Stone Age. 1
proper noun stone age The Stone Age is a very early period of human history, when people used tools and weapons made of stone, not metal. 0
noun stone age a period in human culture identified by the use of stone implements and usually divided into the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic stages 0
noun stone age (as modifier) 0
modifier stone age of or relating to this period 0

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Origin of stone age

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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stone age popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% 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.

stone age usage trend in Literature

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