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Definition of Neolithic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Neolithic

adjective
 
/ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk/
 
/ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk/
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  1. of the later part of the Stone Age
    • Neolithic stone axes
    • Neolithic settlements
    Topics Historyc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from neo- ‘new’ + Greek lithos ‘stone’ + -ic.
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