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protolithic

[ proht-l-ith-ik ]

adjective

, Anthropology.
  1. noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.


protolithic

/ ˌprəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk /

adjective

  1. of or referring to the earliest Stone Age
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of protolithic1

First recorded in 1895–1900; proto- + -lithic

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