ARCHÆOLITHIC

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Ar′chæ‐o‐lith″ic (–ō̍‐lĭth″ĭk), a. [[Gr. αρχαἰ̑οσ ancient + λιθικόσ pertaining to a stone.]] (Archæol.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; — applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.