-lithic

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-lithic

a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool: Chalcolithic; Neolithic.

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see lithic

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-lithic
suff. Relating to or characteristic of a specified stage in the use of stone by humans: Eolithic.

[From lithic¹.]

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