Paleolithic

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[edit] Etymology

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

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈpeɪl.ɪi.əʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk/, SAMPA: /"peIl.i:.@U.lIT.Ik/
  • (US) enPR: pălēōlĭthīk, IPA: /ˈpæl.ɪi.oʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk/, SAMPA: /"p{l.i:.@U%lIT.Ik/
  • Hyphenation: PAH-lee-o-LITH-ik

[edit] Noun

Singular
Paleolithic

Plural
uncountable

Paleolithic (uncountable)

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

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Old Stone Age

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Paleolithic (not comparable)

Positive
Paleolithic

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).

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of or referring to the Old Stone Age

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