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Mesolithic definition

Meso·lithic (-lit̸h′ik)

adjective

designating or of an Old World cultural period (c. 10,000-c. 8000 ) between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic, characterized by the earliest exploitation of local and relatively permanent food resources and the use of microliths

Etymology: meso- + -lithic

Mesolithic Idioms

the Mesolithic

the Mesolithic period; Middle Stone Age

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