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EOLITHIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture

Synonyms:

Eolithic; Eolithic Age

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Instance hypernyms:

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Holonyms ("Eolithic" is a part of...):

Stone Age ((archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Eolithic Age (the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture)

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