MICROLITHIC

Meaning of MICROLITHIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lithik adjective

Etymology: microlith + -ic

1. : being or resembling a microlith

2. : of or relating to the people who produced microliths

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MICROLITHIC — adjective see: microlith
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MICROLITHIC — (a.) Formed of small stones.
Английский словарь Webster
MICROLITHIC — ( a. ) Formed of small stones.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MICROLITHIC — /muy'kreuh lith"ik/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or characterized by the use of microliths, as a people or culture. 2. …
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MICROLITHIC — see microlith
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MICROLITHIC — adj formed of small stones.
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MICROLITH — n. Archaeol. a minute worked flint usu. as part of a composite tool. microlithic adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MICROLITH — n. Archaeol. a minute worked flint usu. as part of a composite tool. Derivatives: microlithic adj.
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