ACHEULEAN


Meaning of ACHEULEAN in English

adjective

also acheu·li·an əˈshülēən, -ə(r)l-, -ə̄l-

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: French acheuléen, from St. Acheul, near Amiens, France, location of the type station + French -éen -ean

: of or belonging to the epoch of the Lower Paleolithic period following Abbevillian and characterized by biface tools with cutting edges all around

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