neolithic — relating 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/
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 villagers grind grain and shape clay pots outside their thatched huts.
The museum display explained how Neolithic people used new stone tools and built permanent settlements. (Break it into: NEO + LITHIC → NEO = new, LITHIC = stone)
The Neolithic village used lithic tools, while a monolithic stone stood beside the settlement.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Greek, coined by 19th-century archaeologists to distinguish a later stone age period from the earlier Paleolithic era.
Breakdown
neo- (new) + lith- (stone) + -ic (relating to)
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📝Examples
“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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