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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
eolithic

"pertaining to the early Stone Age," 1890, from French éolithique (1883), from eo- "earliest" (see eo-) + French lithique, as in néolithique (see neolithic). Related: eolith (1890).

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eolithic

a. (context archaeology English) of or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.

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eolithic

adj. of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

Usage examples of "eolithic".

Several anomalously old crude stone-tool industries of Eolithic type have been discovered in the Americas.

Several anomalously old crude stone tool industries of Eolithic type have been discovered in the Americas.

The Eolithic implements, however, were natural flint flakes displaying only retouching along the edges.