Meaning of Neolithic in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌniəˈlɪθɪk/

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  1. Noun

    Neolithic

    Definitions

    1. latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    neolithic

    Etymology

    mid 19th century: from neo-‘new’ + Greek lithos‘stone’+ -ic

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic)

    Examples

    • « evidence of neolithic settlements »

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