paleolithic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pal·e·o·lith·ic (also palaeolithic British English, often Paleolithic) /ˌpæliəʊˈlɪθɪk◂, ˌpeɪ- $ ˌpeɪlioʊ-/ adjective SHrelating to the Stone Age (=the period of time thousands of years ago when people used stone tools and weapons) 旧石器时代的 a paleolithic axe 旧石器时代的石斧 → Neolithic
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paleolithic• the Paleolithic eraOrigin paleolithic (1800-1900) paleo- + Greek lithos “stone”pal·e·o·lith·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
period Stone the Corpus Age (=the relating to
paleolithic
pal‧e‧o‧lith‧ic
(also palaeolithic British English often Paleolithic) /ˌpæliəʊˈlɪθɪk◂, ˌpeɪ- $ ˌpeɪlioʊ-/ adjective
a paleolithic axe
⇨ Neolithic
pal‧e‧o‧lith‧ic
(also palaeolithic British English often Paleolithic) /ˌpæliəʊˈlɪθɪk◂, ˌpeɪ- $ ˌpeɪlioʊ-/ adjective Date: 1800-1900
Origin: paleo- + Greek lithos 'stone'
relating to the Stone Age (=the period of time thousands of years ago when people used stone tools and weapons):Origin: paleo- + Greek lithos 'stone'
⇨ Neolithic