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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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Olmec
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
Olmec
1787, from Nahuatl Olmecatl (pl. Olmeca), lit. "inhabitant of the rubber country."
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