Meaning of NEOLITHIC
| Pronunciation: | | `neeu'lithik
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[adj] of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements" |
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NEOLITHIC is a 9 letter word that starts with N. |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ne`o*lith"ic\, a. [Neo- + -lith + -ic.] (Arch[ae]ol.
& Geol.)
Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by
late remains in stone.
The Neolithic era includes the latter half of the
``Stone age;'' the human relics which belong to it are
associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct.
The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings of
Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or
``crannogs,'' of the British Isles, belong to this era.
--Lubbock.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | an Old World chronological period characterized by the development of agriculture and, hence, an increasing emphasis on sedentism. |
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