Paleolithic

See also: paleolithic

English

Alternative forms

• palaeolithic, palæolithic

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ -lith +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪl.ɪi.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/
• (US) enPR: pălēōlĭthīk, IPA^(key): /ˈpæl.ɪi.oʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/

Proper noun

Paleolithic

1. A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age.

   Synonym: Old Stone Age

   Hypernym: Stone Age

Derived terms

• Upper Paleolithic

Related terms

• lith

Translations

Old Stone Age

• Asturian: paleolíticu m
• Bulgarian: палеолит m (paleolit)
• Catalan: paleolític (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 旧石器时代 (zh) (jiùshíqìshídài)

• Czech: paleolit (cs) m
• Danish: ældste stenalder ?
• Dutch: paleolithicum (nl) m
• Estonian: paleoliitikum
• Finnish: paleoliittinen kausi
• French: paléolithique (fr) m
• Galician: paleolítico (gl) m
• German: Altsteinzeit (de) f
• Greek: Παλαιολιθική f (Palaiolithikí)
• Hindi: पुरापाषाण काल (purāpāṣāṇ kāl)
• Hungarian: paleolitikum (hu)
• Interlingua: paleolithico
• Irish: an tSean-Chlochaois f, pailéiliteach
• Italian: paleolitico (it) m
• Japanese: 旧石器時代 (ja) (きゅうせっきじだい, kyū sekki jidai)
• Korean: 구석기시대(舊石器時代) (guseokgisidae)
• Latin: palaeolithicus ?
• Latvian: paleolīts ?
• Maltese: paleolitiku m
• Polish: paleolit (pl) m
• Portuguese: Paleolítico (pt) m
• Russian: палеоли́т (ru) m (paleolít)
• Sicilian: paleoliticu m
• Slovene: paleolitik (sl) m
• Spanish: Paleolítico (es) m
• Thai: ยุคหินเก่า (yóok hĭn gào)
• Turkish: Eski Taş Devri, Kaba Taş Devri, Yontma Taş Devri (tr)
• Vietnamese: thời đại đồ đá cũ

Adjective

Paleolithic (not comparable)

1. Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 18:

     We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.]

Translations

of or referring to the Old Stone Age

• Bulgarian: палеолитен (paleoliten), старокаменен (starokamenen)
• Catalan: paleolític (ca)
• Czech: paleolitický
• Finnish: paleoliittinen (fi)
• Galician: paleolítico (gl)
• Greek: παλαιολιθικός (el) (palaiolithikós)
• Irish: Pailéiliteach
• Italian: paleolitico (it)
• Korean: 구석기시대(舊石器時代) (guseokgisidae), 구석기(舊石器) (ko) (guseokgi)
• Portuguese: paleolítico (pt)
• Spanish: paleolítico (es)

See also

• Mesolithic
• Neolithic