PALAEOLITHIC


Meaning of PALAEOLITHIC in English

( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually paleo- ) / ˌpæliəˈlɪθɪk; NAmE ; ˌpeɪl-/ adjective

from or connected with the early part of the Stone Age

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from palaeo- + Greek lithos stone + -ic .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.