krə noun Archaeology.
a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
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microlith (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlɪθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| archaeol a small Mesolithic flint tool which was made from a blade and formed part of hafted tools | |
| micro'lithic | |
| —adj | |
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Microlith
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Medical Dictionary
microlith mi·cro·lith (mī'krə-lĭth')
n.
A minute calculus, usually multiple and resembling coarse sand.
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Science Dictionary
microlith  (mī'krō-lĭth') Pronunciation Key
A very small blade made of flaked stone and used as a tool, especially in the European Mesolithic Period. |
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