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microlithic

[ mahy-kruh-lith-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by the use of microliths, as a people or culture.
  2. of the nature of or resembling a microlith, as a tool.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of microlithic1

First recorded in 1870–75; microlith + -ic

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Example Sentences

Thus the Azilian bone-harpoon industry, like the Tardenoisian microlithic flint industry, was largely pursued by fisherfolk.

The influence of the Palolithic is much stronger, especially in the case of the microlithic Tardenoisian types.

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