Paleolithic Definition
Paleo·lithic (pā′lē ə lit̸h′ik)
Paleolithic Idioms
the Paleolithic
the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 ), Middle (to c. 38,000 ), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- era: The oldest traces of human habitation in this region reach back into the Paleolithic era.
- period: Acknowledgment: I learned this activity from Mario Rinvolucri [ Editorial note: this learning took place in the later Paleolithic period!
- time: Mersin, built on a site dating back to Paleolithic times, is a major port.
- art: From the New York Review of Books, which really should know better, a potentially interesting review of two books on paleolithic art.
- painting: Paleolithic cave paintings from the Ardèche courtesy of the French Ministry of Culture.
- man: These pictures are the continuation of the tradition started by Paleolithic man, who made pictures on cave walls.
Browse dictionary entries near Paleolithic
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- ‹ Paleocene
- ‹ paleoanthropic
- ‹ paleo-
- ‹ Paleo-Indian
- ‹ Palenque
- ‹ paleness
- ‹ Palembang
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