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Ol⋅mec

  [ol-mek, ohl-] adjective, noun, plural -mecs, (especially collectively) -mec. Archaeology
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1. of or designating a Mesoamerican civilization, c1000–400 b.c., along the southern Gulf coast of Mexico, characterized by extensive agriculture, a dating system, long-distance trade networks, pyramids and ceremonial centers, and very fine jade work.
–noun
2. a member of the ancient people who belonged to the Olmec civilization.
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Ol·mec   (ŏl'měk, ōl'-)   
n.   pl. Olmec or Ol·mecs

  1. An early Mesoamerican Indian civilization centered in the Veracruz region of southeast Mexico that flourished between 1300 and 400 B.C., whose cultural influence was widespread throughout southern Mexico and Central America.

  2. A member of any of various peoples sharing the Olmec culture.

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Olmec 
1787, from Nahuatl Olmecatl (pl. Olmeca), lit. "inhabitant of the rubber country."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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