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Complete Definition of "palaeolithic"

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Pronunciation
pal·e·o·lith·ic
SAMPA: /pălēōlĭthīk/
PAH-lee-o-LITH-ik

Etymology
From Greek παλαιολιθικός (paleolithikos), from Ancient Greek prefix παλαιο-
"paleo-", from παλαιός (paleos) "old" + λίθος (lithos) "stone".

Noun
palaeolithic

  1. A period that lasted from two million years ago to 10,000 BC, of or relating to the Old Stone Age.

Translations

Asturian: paleolíticu
Catalan: paleolític m
Chinese: 旧石器时代
Czech: Paleolit
Danish: Ældste stenalder
Dutch: Paleolithicum m
Estonian: Paleoliitikum m
Finnish: paläoliittinen kausi
French: Paléolithique m
German: Altsteinzeit m
Greek: Παλαιολιθική (palaiolithiki, paleolithiki) m (:el:Παλαιολιθική|el)
Interlingua: paleolitic m
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Interlingue: paléolithique m
Italian: Paleolitico m
Japanese: 旧石器時代<!-- (?ishi??ko?)-->
Korean: 석기시대 (sangisu?)
Latin: palaeolithicus
Latvian: paleolīts
Polish: Paleolit m
Portuguese: Paleolítico m
Russian: Палеолит m (paleolit)
Sicilian: paleoliticu m
Slovenian: Paleolitik m
Spanish: Paleolítico m

Related terms
lith

See also
Mesolithic
Neolithic

Category:Time
Category:Greek derivations

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