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Paleolithic definition

Paleo·lithic (pā′lē ə lit̸h′ik)

adjective

designating or of an Old World cultural period (c. 2 million-c. 10,000 ) before the Mesolithic, characterized by the use of flint, stone, and bone tools, hunting, fishing, and the gathering of plant foods

Etymology: paleo- + -lithic

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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