Definitions for paleolithicˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pa•le•o•lith•icˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-(adj.)
(sometimes l.c.) of, designating, or characteristic of the early phase of the Stone Age: usu. divided into three periods
Category: Archaeology
Ref: ( Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c. , Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c. , Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.) .
Origin of Paleolithic:
1860–65
Princeton's WordNet
Paleolithic Age, Paleolithic, Palaeolithic(adj)
second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
paleolithic, palaeolithic(adj)
of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)
"paleolithic artifacts"
Wiktionary
Paleolithic(Noun)
A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age.
Paleolithic(Adjective)
Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age).
These laws are absolutely paleolithic.
paleolithic(Adjective)
Often used more generally to suggest that something is extremely outdated.
These laws are absolutely paleolithic.
Origin: From paleo- + λίθος + -ic.
Webster Dictionary
Paleolithic(adj)
of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings
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