protolithic

[ proht-l-ith-ik ]

adjectiveAnthropology.
  1. noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.

Origin of protolithic

1
First recorded in1895–1900; proto- + -lithic

Words Nearby protolithic

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British Dictionary definitions for protolithic

protolithic

/ (ˌprəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or referring to the earliest Stone Age

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