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Paleolithic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/ (General-American)
• /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ (UK)
• /ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English -lithic English Paleolithic From paleo- + -lithic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
   • We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.] 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 18:
2. (excessive, not-comparable) Antiquated, antediluvian.
   • Stacked up against ChatGPT’s ability to instantly transform any image into a Studio Ghibli cartoon, Instagram’s photo filters are practically Paleolithic. 2025 August 4, Mike Isaac, “A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025:

Forms

Relateds

Neolithic · Mesolithic

Translations (25)

uk давньокам'яни́й (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · el παλαιολιθικός (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · de altsteinzeitlich (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · ga Pailéiliteach (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · fi paleoliittinen (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · gl paleolítico (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · uk палеоліти́чний (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · ru палеолити́ческий (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · sv paleolitisk (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · it paleolitico (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · ast paleolíticu (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · ko 구석기 (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · hi पुरापाषाण (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · ko 구석기 시대 (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · be палеаліты́чны (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · et paleoliitiline (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · bg старокаменен (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · nl paleolithisch (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · pt paleolítico (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · ca paleolític (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · pl paleolityczny (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · bg палеолитен (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · cs paleolitický (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · es paleolítico (of or referring to the Old Stone Age) · de paläolithisch (of or referring to the Old Stone Age)

Paleolithic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/ (General-American)
• /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ (UK)
• /ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.? Ancient Greek πάλαι (pálai) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English -lithic English Paleolithic From paleo- + -lithic.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

prepaleolithic · Upper Paleolithic · Epipaleolithic

Relateds

Neolithic · New Stone Age · lith

Synonyms

Old Stone Age

Translations (41)

et paleoliitikum (Old Stone Age) · tr Yontma Taş Devri (Old Stone Age) · th ยุคหินเก่า (Old Stone Age) · gl paleolítico (Old Stone Age) · pt Paleolítico (Old Stone Age) · vi thời đại đồ đá cũ (Old Stone Age) · el Παλαιολιθική (Old Stone Age) · da ældste stenalder (Old Stone Age) · ga an tSean-Chlochaois (Old Stone Age) · tr Eski Taş Devri (Old Stone Age) · mt paleolitiku (Old Stone Age) · cs paleolit (Old Stone Age) · fr paléolithique (Old Stone Age) · bg палеолит (Old Stone Age) · hi पुरापाषाण काल (Old Stone Age) · scn paleoliticu (Old Stone Age) · it paleolitico (Old Stone Age) · pl paleolit (Old Stone Age) · ja 旧石器時代 (Old Stone Age) · es Paleolítico (Old Stone Age) · tr Kaba Taş Devri (Old Stone Age) · ks پرٛون کَنہِ زَمانہٕ (Old Stone Age) · la palaeolithicus (Old Stone Age) · lv paleolīts (Old Stone Age) · ga pailéiliteach (Old Stone Age) · ca paleolític (Old Stone Age) · nl paleolithicum (Old Stone Age) · de Altsteinzeit (Old Stone Age) · be палеалі́т (Old Stone Age) · sl paleolitik (Old Stone Age) · ia paleolithico (Old Stone Age) · ko 구석기 시대 (Old Stone Age) · de Paläolithikum (Old Stone Age) · ru палеоли́т (Old Stone Age) · hu paleolitikum (Old Stone Age) · sv paleolitikum (Old Stone Age) · uk палеолі́т (Old Stone Age) · ast paleolíticu (Old Stone Age) · cmn 旧石器时代 (Old Stone Age) · fi paleoliittinen kausi (Old Stone Age) · vi Đá cũ (Old Stone Age)