Paleolithic

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Alternative forms

• palaeolithic
• palæolithic

Etymology

From paleo- + Ancient Greek λίθος (lithos, “stone”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (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

Paleolithic (uncountable)

1. A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age.

Synonyms

• Old Stone Age

Related terms

• lith

Translations

Old Stone Age

• Asturian: paleolíticu m
• Catalan: paleolític (ca) m
• Chinese: 旧石器时代 (jiùshíqìshídài)
• Czech: paleolit (cs)
• Danish: ældste stenalder (da)
• Dutch: paleolithicum (nl) m
• Estonian: paleoliitikum (et)
• Finnish: paleoliittinen kausi (fi)
• French: paléolithique (fr) m
• German: Altsteinzeit (de) f
• Greek: παλαιολιθική (el) (paleolithiki) f
• Hungarian: paleolitikum (hu)
• Interlingua: paleolitic m

• Italian: paleolitico (it) m
• Japanese: 旧石器時代 (ja) (きゅうせっきじだい, kyū sekki jidai)
• Korean: 석기시대 (seokgisidae)
• Latin: palaeolithicus (la)
• Latvian: paleolīts (lv)
• Maltese: paleolitiku (mt) m
• Polish: paleolit (pl) m
• Portuguese: paleolítico (pt) m
• Russian: палеолит (ru) (paleolít) m
• Sicilian: paleoliticu m
• Slovene: paleolitik (sl) m
• Spanish: paleolítico (es) m
• Thai: ยุคหินเก่า (th) (yóok hĭn gào)

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• Interlingue: paléolithique m

Adjective

Paleolithic (not comparable)

1. Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).

Translations

of or referring to the Old Stone Age

• Finnish: paleoliittinen (fi)

See also

• Mesolithic
• Neolithic