Paleolithic

== English == === Alternative forms === palaeolithic, palæolithic, palaeolithical, paleolithical === Etymology === From paleo- + -lithic. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/, /ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/ === Proper noun === Paleolithic A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BCE; the Old Stone Age. Synonym: Old Stone Age Holonym: Stone Age Comeronyms: New Stone Age, Neolithic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lith ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Paleolithic (not comparable) Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age). (hyperbolic) Antiquated, antediluvian. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Mesolithic Neolithic