Stone Age

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  • (RP) 'stōn āj", /ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ/, /"st@Un %eIdZ/
  • (US) 'stōn āj", /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/, /"stoUn %eIdZ/

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Singular
Stone Age

Plural
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Stone Age

  1. (archaeology) A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.
  2. (figuratively, informal) Any extremely primitive or undeveloped era.
  3. (figuratively) The time a particular field was introduced and was in its earliest stages of development.

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prehistoric period
informal: any extremely primitive or undeveloped era
figuratively: the time a particular field was introduced
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