English Explanatory Dictionary

Neolithic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the New Stone Age.
noun
  1. A person who lived during the New Stone Age.
adj
  1. Alternative spelling of Neolithic.
  2. hopelessly outdated

Pronunciation

/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌni.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ nēōlĭthīk /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ en-us-Neolithic.ogg en-au-Neolithic.ogg /nioʊˈlɪθɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-neolithic.wav

Word forms

Neolithic Neolithics more neolithic most neolithic

Etymology

From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.

Synonyms

New Stone Age

Related words

Old Stone Age Paleolithic neolithic lith Mesolithic

Derived words

Neolithically Neolithic Revolution preneolithic aneolithic
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