Paleolithic
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From paleo- + Ancient Greek λίθος (lithos, “stone”) + -ic.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈpeɪl.ɪi.əʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk/, X-SAMPA: /"peIl.i:.@U.lIT.Ik/
- (US) enPR: pălēōlĭthīk, IPA: /ˈpæl.ɪi.oʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk/, X-SAMPA: /"p{l.i:.@U%lIT.Ik/
- Hyphenation: PAH-lee-o-LITH-ik
Noun [edit]
Paleolithic (uncountable)
- A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age.
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Translations [edit]
Old Stone Age
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- Interlingue: paléolithique m
Adjective [edit]
Paleolithic (not comparable)
- Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
Translations [edit]
of or referring to the Old Stone Age
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