paleolithic
IPA: peɪɫiʌɫˈɪθɪk
Root Word: Paleolithic
noun
- A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age.
adjective
- Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
- (informal) Extremely outdated.
- Alternative letter-case form of Paleolithic [Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).]
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Examples of "paleolithic" in Sentences
- The Paleolithic era is followed by the Mesolithic.
- The Paleolithic is the earliest period of the Stone Age.
- The prehistory of Taiwan includes the late Paleolithic era.
- The area of Vojvodina had been inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
- The oldest artifacts found on the island date to the Paleolithic period.
- This represents the microlithic complexes of the Lower Paleolithic period.
- The Japanese Paleolithic marks the beginning of human habitation in Japan.
- The history of Korea stretches from Lower Paleolithic times to the present.
- The history of human occupation in this region roots back to the Paleolithic.
- The soil is a mix of slate and quartz that dates back to the Paleolithic era.
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