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Definition: Paleolithic |
PaleolithicAdjective1. Of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "paleolithic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Geography | Period of the Stone Age. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Paleolithic was traditionally followed by the Mesolithic period. However it has become common for archaeologists, at least for regions of world such as the Middle East and Anatolia, to discard the Mesolithic term and extend the Epipaleolithic up to the Neolithic.
Notable paleolithic sites and cultures include:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paleolithic."
Synonym: PaleolithicSynonym: palaeolithic (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Oldness | Prime; primitive, primeval, primigenous; paleolontological, paleontologic, paleoanthropological, paleoanthropic, paleolithic; primordial, primordinate; aboriginal; (beginning); diluvian, antediluvian; protohistoric; prehistoric; antebellum, colonial, precolumbian; patriarchal, preadamite; paleocrystic; fossil, paleozoolical, paleozoic, preglacial, antemundane; archaic, classic, medieval, Pre-Raphaelite, ancestral, black-letter. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Paleolithic |
| English words defined with "paleolithic": Archaeolithic ♦ Cro-magnon ♦ Homo sapiens neanderthalensis ♦ Java man ♦ Lascaux ♦ mesolithic ♦ Neandertal, Neandertal man, neanderthal, Neanderthal man ♦ palaeoethnography, paleoethnography, paleolith, Paleolithic Age ♦ Reindeer period ♦ Trinil man. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "paleolithic": troglodyte. (references) |
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Economic History | Spain | Some of Europe's most impressive Paleolithic cultural sites are located there; the famous caves at Altamira contain spectacular paintings which date from about 15,000-25,000 years ago. (references) |
Russia | Human experience on the territory of present-day Russia dates back to Paleolithic times. (references) | |
Iran | Archeological findings have placed knowledge of Iranian prehistory at middle paleolithic times (100,000 years ago). (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic period, after the Tree and before the Flat. A famous community of troglodytes dwelt with David in the Cave of Adullam. The colony consisted of "every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented" -- in brief, all the Socialists of Judah. |
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| "Paleolithic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Paleolithic" is used about 10 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) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "paleolithic": paleolithic age. Additional references. | |
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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 |
paleolithic diet | 38 |
paleolithic | 34 |
art paleolithic | 23 |
age paleolithic | 20 |
era paleolithic | 13 |
paleolithic period | 12 |
paleolithic upper | 5 |
paleolithic cave art | 5 |
paleolithic tool | 4 |
man paleolithic | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "paleolithic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i paleolitit (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Czech | paleografický. (various references) | |
Danish | palæolitisk. (various references) | |
Dutch | Paleolithicum (Palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Esperanto | Paleolitiko (Palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Finnish | paleoliittinen. (various references) | |
French | Paléolithique, âge de la pierre taillée. (various references) | |
German | altsteinzeitlich. (various references) | |
Greek | παλαιολιθικόσ (palaeolithic), παλαιολιθικό, παλαιολιθικής ηλικίας. (various references) | |
Hungarian | paleolit (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Italian | Paleolitico (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 旧石器時代 (Old Stone Age). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きゅうせっきじ い (Old Stone Age). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aleolithicpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Paleolítico (palaeontologist, paleontologist), paleografia (palaeolithic, paleography). (various references) | |
Romanian | paleolitic (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Russian | палеолитический (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Spanish | Paleolítico (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Swedish | paleolitikum, äldre stenåldern. (various references) | |
Turkish | yontma taş devrine ait (palaeolithic), yontma taş devri (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
Ukranian | палеолітичний (palaeolithic). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "paleolithic" (pronounced 'Pa`le*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) |
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| Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-i-i-l-l-o-p-t" | |
-1 letter: philatelic. | |
-2 letters: political. | |
-3 letters: calliope, elliptic, eolithic, helicopt, hoplitic, localite, poetical, potlache, teocalli. | |
-4 letters: achiote, aloetic, aphetic, aphotic, aplitic, capitol, challie, challot, chaplet, cholate, ciliate, coalpit, collate, ectopia, epochal, ethical, haplite, helical, hellcat, hepatic, hilltop, hoplite, lochial, ophitic, optical, pelitic, phallic, plicate, polecat, politic, potiche, potlach, taphole, thallic, thiolic, topical. | |
-5 letters: aplite, atelic, atopic, caliph, callet, caplet, capote, chalet, chalot, chapel, cheapo, chilli, chital, cholla, citola, citole, clothe, coital, collet, collie, elicit, eolith, epical, halite, hallot, haptic, heliac, hepcat, hilloa, illite, iolite, italic, lethal, litchi, lithia, lithic, loathe, locale, locate, lochia, ocelli, ophite, opiate, pallet, pelota, phalli, phatic, photic, piolet, placet, plaice, pleach, plicae, plical, poetic, police, polite, taille, telial, thalli, thecal, toecap. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-i-i-l-l-o-p-t" | |
+3 letters: polytheistical. | |
+4 letters: prehistorically. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .-.. . --- .-.. .. - .... .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01101100 01100101 01101111 01101100 01101001 01110100 01101000 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a l e o l i t h i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 006C 0065 006F 006C 0069 0074 0068 0069 0063 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5067787181787586747569 |
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