LEVALLOISIAN


Meaning of LEVALLOISIAN in English

Pronunciation: ˌ le-v ə - ' lo ̇ i-z ē - ə n, l ə - ˌ val- ' wä-z ē -

Function: adjective

Etymology: Levallois -Perret, suburb of Paris, France

Date: 1932

: of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture characterized by a technique of manufacturing tools by striking flakes from a flint nodule

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