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■ noun Archaeology a roughly chipped flint found in Tertiary strata, originally thought to be an early artefact but probably of natural origin.
Origin
C19: from Gk ēōs 'dawn' + lithos 'stone'.
[ 'i:ə(ʊ)lɪθ ]
■ noun Archaeology a roughly chipped flint found in Tertiary strata, originally thought to be an early artefact but probably of natural origin.
Origin
C19: from Gk ēōs 'dawn' + lithos 'stone'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004