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PALAEOLITHIC

\pˌaliːəlˈɪθɪk], \pˌaliːəlˈɪθɪk], \p_ˌa_l_iː__ə_l_ˈɪ_θ_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of PALAEOLITHIC

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1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

A term applied to the earliest portion of the pre-historic stone period.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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