Neolithic

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/, /ˌni.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (US) enPR: nēōlĭthīk, IPA(key): /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪθɪk Hyphenation: Neo‧lith‧ic === Proper noun === Neolithic The period of prehistory from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE. Synonym: New Stone Age Holonyms: Stone Age < prehistory Meronyms: Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Comeronyms: Old Stone Age, Paleolithic ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Neolithic (not comparable) Of or relating to the New Stone Age. Alternative form: neolithic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Neolithic (plural Neolithics) A person who lived during the New Stone Age. === Related terms === lith Mesolithic Paleolithic === Anagrams === Nicholite, ichnolite