paleolithic
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Noun (1)
- second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,000 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BCSynonyms: Paleolithic AgePalaeolithicInstance of time period, period of timePart of Stone AgeParts Upper Paleolithic, Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)“paleolithic artifacts”Synonyms: palaeolithicRelating to Stone Age
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pa′le·o·lith′ic (pā′lē-ō-lĭth′ĭk), adjective
Geology Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the “Stone Age;” the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54