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Neolithic definition

Neo·lithic (nē′ō lit̸hik, nē′ə-)

adjective

designating or of an Old World cultural period (8000?-3500? ) characterized by polished stone tools, pottery, weaving, stock rearing, agriculture, and sometimes megaliths

Etymology: neo- + -lithic

Neolithic Idioms

the Neolithic

the Neolithic period; New Stone Age

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