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Aterian definition

Ateri·an (ə tir′ē ən)

adjective

designating or of the Middle or Upper Paleolithic culture of N Africa, characterized by arrowheads with barbs and tangs, etc.

Etymology: Fr atérien, after Bir-el-Ater, Algeria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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