EOLITHIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Eolithic mean? 

• EOLITHIC (noun)
  The noun EOLITHIC has 1 sense:

1. the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture

  Familiarity information: EOLITHIC used as a noun is very rare.

• EOLITHIC (adjective)
  The adjective EOLITHIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

  Familiarity information: EOLITHIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EOLITHIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Eolithic; Eolithic Age

Instance hypernyms:

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Holonyms ("Eolithic" is a part of...):

Stone Age ((archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements)

• EOLITHIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Eolithic Age (the earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture)