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Paleolithic¹

  • /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ UK
  • /ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/ US
  • /ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/ US

proper noun palaeolithic · palæolithic · palaeolithical · paleolithical

  1. A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age. Holonym: Stone Age

    Similar: Old Stone Age

adjective palaeolithic · palæolithic · palaeolithical · paleolithical

  1. not comparable Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age). We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.]
  2. excessive, not comparable Antiquated, antediluvian. Stacked up against ChatGPT’s ability to instantly transform any image into a Studio Ghibli cartoon, Instagram’s photo filters are practically Paleolithic.

paleolithic²

adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Paleolithic

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name Old Stone Age

EspañolPaleolítico
한국어구석기 시대 Guseokgi sidae
日本語旧石器時代 Kyūsekki Jidai
中文旧石器时代 Jiùshíqìshídài
हिन्दीपुरापाषाण काल purāpāṣāṇ kāl
PortuguêsPaleolítico
Françaispaléolithique
DeutschAltsteinzeit, Paläolithikum
Italianopaleolitico
ΕλληνικάΠαλαιολιθική Palaiolithikí
Русскийпалеоли́т paleolít
Tiếng Việtthời đại đồ đá cũ, Đá cũ

adj of or referring to the Old Stone Age

Españolpaleolítico
한국어구석기 시대 Guseokgi sidae, 구석기 Guseokgi
हिन्दीपुरापाषाण purāpāṣāṇ
Portuguêspaleolítico
Deutschaltsteinzeitlich, paläolithisch
Italianopaleolitico
Ελληνικάπαλαιολιθικός palaiolithikós
Русскийпалеолити́ческий paleolitíčeskij

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@misc{paleolithic_2026,
  title = {paleolithic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paleolithic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}