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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary neo·lith·ic \\ˌnē-ə-ˈli-thik\\ adjective DATE 1865 1. capitalized : of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements 2. belonging to an earlier age and now outmoded English Etymology neolithic "pertaining to the later Stone Age," 1865, coined by John Lubbock, later Baron Avebury, (1834-1913) from neo- + Gk. lithos"stone." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 Neolithic Neo·lith·ic / 7ni:E5liWik / adjective of the later part of the Stone Age 新石器时代的: Neolithic stone axes 新石器时代的石斧 Neolithic settlements 新石器时代的聚落 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ne·o·lith·ic \|nēə|lithik\ adjective Etymology: ne- + -lithic 1. usually capitalized : of, being, or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age following the Mesolithic and Aeneolithic and characterized by the use of polished stone implements, the art of grinding stone, horn, bone, and ivory tools with sandstone, pottery making, the use of bow and arrow, domestication of animals, the cultivation of grain and fruit trees, the invention of the wheel, linen weaving, and the beginning of settled village life 2. : belonging to an earlier age and now outmoded < defense of the neolithic liberals who once inhabited these lands — W.A.White > |
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