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Paleolithic — noun second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC • Syn: ↑Paleolithic Age, ↑Palaeolithic • Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period •… … Useful english dictionary
Paleolithic — 1. noun /ˈpeɪl.ɪi.əʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk,ˈpæl.ɪi.oʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk/ A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age. Syn: Old Stone Age See Also: lith 2. adjective /ˈpeɪl.ɪi.əʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk,ˈpæl.ɪi.oʊˌlɪɵ.ɪk/ Of or referring to… … Wiktionary
paleolithic — adjective of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic) paleolithic artifacts • Syn: ↑palaeolithic • Pertains to noun: ↑Stone Age (for: ↑palaeolithic), ↑Paleolithic Age … Useful english dictionary
Paleolithic — [pā΄lē ə lith′ik] adj. [ PALEO + LITHIC] [sometimes p ] designating or of an Old World cultural period ( c. 2 million c. 10,000 B.C. ) before the Mesolithic, characterized by the use of flint, stone, and bone tools, hunting, fishing, and the… … English World dictionary
Paleolithic — Pa le*o*lith ic, a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the Stone Age; the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Age — ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Age of a tide — Age Age ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paleolithic — (adj.) of or pertaining to the Earlier Stone Age (opposed to neolithic), 1865, coined by John Lubbock, later Baron Avebury (1834 1913), from PALEO (Cf. paleo ) + Gk. lithos stone … Etymology dictionary
Paleolithic — The Paleolithic This box: view · talk · edit ↑ before Homo (Plioc … Wikipedia
Paleolithic diet — This article is about a modern nutritional approach. For information on the dietary practices of Paleolithic humans, see Paleolithic#Diet and nutrition. Paleolithic style dish: seafood stew The modern dietary regimen known as the Paleolithic diet … Wikipedia
