Mesolithic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέσος (mesos), “‘middle’”) + λίθος (lithos), “‘stone’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

mes·o·lith·ic

• SAMPA: /mĕsōlĭthīk/

MEHS-o-LITH-ik

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Mesolithic (not comparable)

1. Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10,000 and 3,000 BC.

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• Mesolithic age
• Mesolithic period

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• lith

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[edit] Noun

Mesolithic (uncountable)

1. Short for the Mesolithic period.

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[edit] See also

• Neolithic
• Paleolithic
• Stone Age

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of cehiilmost
• homiletics