- Mesolithic period
- n. Middle Stone Age, period following the paleolithic period and preceding the Neolithic period
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Mesolithic period
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Mesolithic Period — or Middle Stone Age Ancient technological and cultural stage (с 8000–2700 BC) between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods in northwestern Europe. Mesolithic hunters, using a tool kit of chipped and polished stone together with bone, antler, and … Universalium
Mesolithic — microliths The Mesolithic The Epipaleolithic This box … Wikipedia
Mesolithic — [mes΄ōlith′ik, mez′ōlith′ik] adj. [ MESO + LITHIC] [sometimes m ] designating or of an Old World cultural period ( c. 10,000 c. 8000 B.C. ) between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic, characterized by the earliest exploitation of local and… … English World dictionary
Mesolithic — 1. adjective Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10,000 and 3,000 BC. See Also: lith 2. noun Short for the Mesolithic period … Wiktionary
period — /pear ee euhd/, n. 1. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social… … Universalium
Mesolithic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the middle part of the Stone Age, between the end of the glacial period and the beginnings of agriculture. ORIGIN from Greek mesos middle + lithos stone … English terms dictionary
period of time — noun an amount of time (Freq. 7) a time period of 30 years hastened the period of time of his recovery Picasso s blue period • Syn: ↑time period, ↑period • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mesolithic Age — noun middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago • Syn: ↑Mesolithic, ↑Epipaleolithic • Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period • Part Holonyms: ↑Ston … Useful english dictionary
mesolithic — mes·o lith·ic || ‚mezəʊ lɪθɪk /mes adj. of or pertaining to the time period following the paleolithic period … English contemporary dictionary
Mesolithic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1866 of, relating to, or being a transitional period of the Stone Age between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic … New Collegiate Dictionary
