PALÆOLITHIC
\pˌale͡ɪəlˈɪθɪk], \pˌaleɪəlˈɪθɪk], \p_ˌa_l_eɪ_ə_l_ˈɪ_θ_ɪ_k]\
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p[=a]-l[=e]-[=o]-lith'ik, adj. of or pertaining to the time when early stone implements were used: the first half of the stone age.--n. PALÆOL'ITH, a rude stone implement or object of the earlier stone age. [Gr. palaios, ancient, lithos, a stone.]
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