Neolithic

Meaning

Synonyms

Neolithic Age

Late Stone Age

Neolithic age

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/
Etymology

From neo- + -lithic. Coined by English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system.

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