abbevillean
i adjective
of, pertaining to, or typical of an early Lower Paleolithic industry of the middle Pleistocene Epoch in Europe, characterized by the manufacture of large flakes and hand axes; Chellean.
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Abbevillian (æbˈvɪlɪən, -jən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also Acheulian the period represented by Lower Palaeolithic European sites containing the earliest hand axes, dating from the Mindel glaciation |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to this period |
| [C20: after | |
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Abbevillian  (āb'ə-vĭl'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
Relating to the earliest Paleolithic archaeological sites in Europe, characterized by bifacial stone hand axes. |
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