protolithic

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• protolithic — [prōt΄ə lith′ik] adj. [ PROTO + LITHIC] former name for EOLITHIC …   English World dictionary

• protolithic — /proht l ith ik/, adj. Anthropol. 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. [1895 1900; PROTO + LITHIC] * * * …   Universalium

• protolithic — pro·to·lith·ic …   English syllables

• protolithic — /proʊtoʊˈlɪθɪk/ (say prohtoh lithik) adjective denoting or relating to stone implements characteristic of the early Stone Age, selected according to fitness of form, and shaped by wear without definite shaping on the part of the user …  

• protolithic —   a. pertaining to earliest Stone Age …   Dictionary of difficult words

• protolithic — |prōd.əˌlithik adjective Etymology: prot + lithic : of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age : eolithic …   Useful english dictionary

• proto- — a combining form meaning first, foremost, earliest form of, used in the formation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds, or the one containing… …   Universalium