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Definition: Neolithic |
NeolithicAdjective1. Of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); "evidence of neolithic settlements". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "neolithic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Note: Neolithic \Ne`o*lith"ic\, adjective. [Neo- -lith -ic.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | In archaeology, the last division of the Stone Age, characterized by the development of agriculture and the domestication of farm animals. Correlation of relative cultural levels with actual age (and, therefore, with the time-stratigraphic units of geology) varies from region toregion. Adj: pertaining to the Neolithic. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The advent of farming caused great change in people's lives. Instead of living as nomads and wandering from place to place in search of food, people increasingly stayed in one place, giving rise to towns, and later cities and states. Because of the profound differences in the way humans interacted once agriculture began, the New Stone Age is sometimes called the neolithic revolution.
With very minor exceptions (a few copper hatchets and spear heads in the Great Lakes region) the peoples of the Americas and the Pacific remained at the neolithic level of technology up until the time of the European contacts. Technological complexity does not correlate with social complexity. A glance at such cultures as the Iroquois, Pueblo people, Maya civilization and the Maori shows that a culture may be highly socially and politically sophisticated in many ways without knowledge of the use of metals.
Neolithic settlements included:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Neolithic."
Crosswords: Neolithic |
| English words defined with "neolithic": Camelina sativa ♦ gold of pleasure ♦ Kitchen middens ♦ neolith, Neolithic Age. (references) |
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Economic History | Cote d'Ivoire | The early history of Cote d'Ivoire is virtually unknown, although it is thought that a Neolithic culture existed. (references) |
Hong Kong | Excavated Neolithic artifacts suggest an influence from northern Chinese Stone-Age cultures, including the Longshan. (references) | |
Equatorial Guinea | Elements of the latter may have generated the Bubi, who emigrated to Bioko from Cameroon and Rio Muni in several waves and succeeded former neolithic populations. (references) | |
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| "Neolithic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.84% of the time. "Neolithic" is used about 173 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.84% | 171 | 23,814 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.16% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 173 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "neolithic": neolithic age. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "neolithic": post-neolithic, pre-neolithic. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
neolithic revolution | 46 |
neolithic | 42 |
neolithic period | 20 |
age neolithic | 16 |
art neolithic | 12 |
era neolithic | 7 |
clergy development era neolithic | 5 |
neolithic piece | 4 |
neolithic tool | 4 |
neolithic warfare | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "neolithic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | neolitik, i neolitit. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неолитен. (various references) | |
Chinese | 新石器时代. (various references) | |
Czech | neolitický. (various references) | |
Dutch | Neolithicum. (various references) | |
Esperanto | Neolitiko. (various references) | |
French | Néolithique B pré-céramique (Pre-Pottery Neolithic B), Néolithique A pré-céramique (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A). (various references) | |
German | nölitisch. (various references) | |
Greek | νεολιθικόσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | neolit korból származó. (various references) | |
Italian | neolitico. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 新石器時代 (New Stone Age). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | し"せっきじ い (New Stone Age). (various references) | |
Manx | noalittagh. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eolithicnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | golfão. (various references) | |
Romanian | neolitic. (various references) | |
Russian | неолитический. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | neolitski. (various references) | |
Spanish | neolítico. (various references) | |
Swedish | yngre stenåldern. (various references) | |
Thai | ซึ่งเป็นช่วงหลังของยุคหิน. (various references) | |
Turkish | neolitik, cilâlı taş devrine ait. (various references) | |
Ukranian | неолітичний. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "neolithic" (pronounced 'Ne`o*lith"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic, Alcoranic, Alcyonic, Aldermanic, Aleuronic, Alexipyretic, Algific, Aliphatic, Alkoranic, Allantoic, Allochroic, Allopathic, Allotrophic, Alloxanic, Aluminic, Amacratic, Amasthenic, Amaurotic, Amblotic, Amblyopic, Ambreic, Amharic, Amic, Amitotic, Amniotic, Amorphozoic, Amphibolic, Amphichroic, Amphictyonic, Amphigonic, Amphigoric, Amphoric, Amphoteric, Amuletic, Amygdalic, Amylic, Amylogenic, Anabatic, Anabolic, Anacrotic, Anaemic, Anaerobiotic, Anaglyptographic, Anallagmatic, Anallantoic, Analogic, Anamniotic, Anaphroditic, Anaplerotic, Anapnoic, Anaptotic, Anastatic, Anastigmatic, Anastomotic, Anchylotic, Anemographic, Anemonic, Anetic, Anharmonic, Anilic, Anisic, Anisomeric, Anisosthenic, Anoetic, Antarthritic, Antasthmatic, Antemetic, Antemosaic, Anthozoic, Anthracic, Anthracitic, Anthropogenic, Anthropomorphitic, Anthypnotic, Anthysteric, Antiasthmatic, Antibubonic, Anticausodic, Anticausotic, Anticivic, Antidiphtheritic, Antidysenteric, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihydrophobic, Antihydropic, Antihypnotic, Antihysteric, Antiicteric, Antilithic, Antimephitic, Antimonic, Antinephritic, Antiparalytic, Antipathic, Antiperiodic, Antiperistatic, Antiphonic, Antiphthisic, Antipsoric, Antipyic, Antipyretic, Antipyrotic, Antirachitic, Antispasmodic, Antistrophic, Antistrumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antizymic, Antizymotic, Aphanitic, Apheliotropic, Aphetic, Aphroditic, Aplanatic, Apneumatic, Apochromatic, Apogaic, Apogamic, Apogeotropic, Aponeurotic, Apophlegmatic, Aposematic, Apositic, Apostatic, Apostrophic, Apotelesmatic, Aptotic, Apyretic, Aramaic, Archaeolithic, Archaeozoic, Archaic, Archangelic, Archchemic, Archenteric, Archipelagic, Arenilitic, Areopagitic, Argolic, Argonautic, Aristophanic, Aristotelic, Arthrodynic, Arthrozoic, Asiatic, Astatic, Asthenic, Astigmatic, Astronomic, Asyndetic, Atavic, Ataxic, Athletic, Atrophic, Augitic, Auletic, Autohypnotic, Autokinetic, Autonomic, Autopathic, Autopneumatic, Autostylic, Autotoxic, Autotrophic, Auxetic, Azoic, Azoleic, Azonic, Azotic, Azymic, Balearic, Barbaic, Bardic, Barytic, Basaltic, Bathetic, Bathygraphic, Benefic, Benthamic, Benzoic, Bibliopegic, Biogenetic, Biolytic, Biomagnetic, Biotic, Blastematic, Boletic, Boracic, Boustorphic, boustrophedonic, Bregmatic, Bronchitic, Bubonic, Butyric, Cabiric, Cacodylic, Caffeic, Calcific, Caligraphic, Calorific, Camphoric, Camphretic, Caproic, Caprylic, Carbamic, Carbazotic, Carbolic, Carbonic, Cardiographic, Carminic, Carolitic, Carotic, Carpogenic, Catabiotic, Catacrotic, Catagmatic, Cataphonic, Catastrophic, Catechuic, Categorematic, Catelectrotonic, Cathedralic, Catheretic, Cathodic, Cenozoic, Centrobaric, Ceramic, Cerotic, Cerulific, Cetraric, Cetylic, Chalcedonic, Chaldaic, Chaotic, Charismatic, Chelidonic, Chemiglyphic, Chimeric, Chiromonic, Chloridic, Chloriodic, Chloritic, Chloroplatinic, Chlorotic, Choleic, Choleraic, Cholesteric, Chondritic, Choragic, Choreic, Chrestomathic, Chromatic, Chromogenic, Chromolithographic, Chromospheric, Chronic, Chronographic, Chthonic, Chylific, Chylopoetic, Cinchonic, Cinnamic, Cinnamomic, Cirrhotic, Cistic, Civic, Classific, Climatic, Clinographic, Clonic, Cobaltic, Colletic, Colorific, Cometic, Commatic, Conchitic, Conspecific, Coprolitic, Cornific, Cosmoramic, Cosmothetic, Coumaric, Creatic, Cremasteric, Cresylic, Croconic, Crotaphitic, Crotonic, Cubebic, Cuminic, Cuneatic, Cyanic, Cyanotic, Cyclonic, Cyclopedic, Cyclopic, Cyrenaic, Cyriologic, Cystic, Cystolithic, Czechic, Damnific, Daric, Dartoic, Davidic, Decasyllabic, Decatoic, Decylic, Deltaic, Democratic, Demosthenic, Demotic, Dermatopathic, Dermopathic, Desoxalic, Deuterogenic, Deuteropathic, Diactinic, Diaeretic, Diageotropic, Diagrammatic, Diaheliotropic, Dialytic, Dianoetic, Diaphanic, Diaphragmatic, Diapnoic, Diastatic, Diastolic, Diathetic, Diatomic, Diatonic, Dicarbonic, Dichroic, Dichroitic, Dichromatic, Dichroscopic, Diclinic, Dicrotic, Didascalic, Dietic, Digraphic, Dioramic, Dioritic, Diorthotic, Diphtheritic, Diphthongic, Diphygenic, Diploetic, Diplogenic. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-h-i-i-l-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: eolithic, lecithin. | |
-2 letters: chitlin, cholent, choline, helicon, hotline, ichnite, lection, neolith, nitchie, thiolic, thionic. | |
-3 letters: chitin, chiton, cineol, citole, client, clothe, echini, elicit, enolic, entoil, eolith, ethion, ethnic, incite, iolite, lectin, lentic, lichen, litchi, lithic, noetic, notice. | |
-4 letters: cento, chiel, chile, chili, chine, chino, cline, clone, cloth, colin, conte, elint, eloin, ethic, helio, helot, hotel, inlet, ionic, lento, letch, lichi, licht, licit, lithe, litho, lotic, niche, nicol, nihil, notch, oleic, olein, ontic, telic, teloi, tench, thein, thine, thiol, thole, toile, tonic. | |
-5 letters: ceil, celt, cent, chin, chit, chon, cine, cion, cite, clit, clon, clot, coil, coin, cole, colt, cone, coni, cote, echo, elhi, enol, etch, etic, heil, helo, hent, hili, hilt, hint, hole, holt, hone, icon, inch, inti, into, itch, lech, leno, lent, lice, lich, lien, line, lino, lint, lion, lite, loch, loci, loin, lone, loth, loti, nice, nite, noel, noil, note, once, otic, then, thin, thio, tile, tine, toil, tole, tone. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-h-i-i-l-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: endolithic, xenolithic. | |
+2 letters: helicopting. | |
+3 letters: biotechnical, chlorinities, heliocentric, inchoatively, lysolecithin, neutrophilic. | |
+4 letters: cephalization, clotheslining, helicoptering, lichenologist, lysolecithins. | |
+5 letters: cephalizations, channelization, dechlorinating, dechlorination, electrofishing, hedonistically, historicalness, interparochial, keratinophilic, lichenologists, monotheistical, pyelonephritic, technologizing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 6F 6C 69 74 68 69 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. . --- .-.. .. - .... .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01101111 01101100 01101001 01110100 01101000 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e o l i t h i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 006F 006C 0069 0074 0068 0069 0063 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)487181787586747569 |
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