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palaeolithic

adjective (US also paleolithic)
 
 
/ˌpæl.i.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ US  /ˌpeɪ.li.oʊ-/

Definition

belonging to the period when humans used tools and weapons made of stone: The Palaeolithic Period is sometimes called the Old Stone Age. → Compare neolithicPrehistory
(Definition of palaeolithic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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