Abbevillian

Abbevillian definition

Ab·be·vil·lian (ab′ə vil′ē ən, ab vil′-; -vil′yən)

adjective

designating or of a Lower Paleolithic culture characterized by stone hand axes

Etymology: after Abbeville, town in N France

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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