Eolithic

Eolithic
Eolithic [ē΄ō lith′ik, ē΄əlith′ik]
adj.
see EOLITH & -IC
designating or of the earliest period of the Stone Age, during which crude stone tools were first used

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E·o·lith·ic (ē'ə-lĭthʹĭk) adj.
Of or relating to the postulated earliest period of human culture preceding the Lower Paleolithic. Not in scientific use.

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  • Eolithic — adjective Date: 1890 of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eolithic — adjective of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths …   Wiktionary

  • eolithic — eo·lith·ic …   English syllables

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