Aeneolithic

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[ey-ee-nee-oh-lith-ik] / eɪˌi ni oʊˈlɪθ ɪk /

Eneolithic,

adjective

1. Chalcolithic.

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Etymology

Origin of Aeneolithic

First recorded in 1900–05; aene(ous) + -o- + -lithic

Example Sentences

But Patroni holds that the aeneolithic peoples have a right to the historic name of Sicani, and that the true Siculi were those that arrived from Italy in Orsi's second period.

From Project Gutenberg

The introduction of the use of copper marks the transition from the Neolithic period to that called the Aeneolithic, or Stone and Copper Age.

From Project Gutenberg

In other respects there is no great difference between the Neolithic civilization and the Aeneolithic, and there is no evidence to place the entrance of a new race into Italy at this time.

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