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neolithicrelating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌniːoʊˈlɪθɪk/

Korean meaning: 신석기 시대의, 새로운 석기 시대의

Korean pronunciation: 니오**리**틱

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's cooking skills are so basic, I think she's still living in the neolithic period!
  • The neolithic farmers developed sophisticated irrigation systems for their crops.
  • Archaeologists discovered neolithic pottery fragments dating back 8,000 years.

neolithic

ADJECTIVE

//ˌniːoʊˈlɪθɪk//

relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed

neolithic concept
💡 Concept

A craftsman creates polished neolithic tools using advanced stone-grinding techniques

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neolithic rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Neolithic relics in gothic halls hold mythic power!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌniːoʊˈlɪθɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌniːəʊˈlɪθɪk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixneo--
Rootlith
Suffix--ic

Origin

From Greek, coined by 19th-century archaeologists to distinguish a later stone age period from the earlier Paleolithic era.

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🎵Rhyme

mythiclithicgothic
mythic
lithic
gothic

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's cooking skills are so basic, I think she's still living in the neolithic period!

The neolithic farmers developed sophisticated irrigation systems for their crops.

Archaeologists discovered neolithic pottery fragments dating back 8,000 years.

The transition from paleolithic to neolithic marked humanity's shift from hunting to farming.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

Stone Ageprehistoricancientprimitive

Antonyms

moderncontemporaryadvanced

Related

paleolithicmesolithicbronze agearchaeologyprehistoric