Chellean

[ shel-ee-uhn ]

/ ˈʃɛl i ən /

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Origin of Chellean

1890–95; <French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an

Words nearby Chellean

chelicera, chelicerate, cheliferous, cheliform, cheliped, Chellean, chellup, Chełmno, Chelmsford, cheloid, chelone

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How to use Chellean in a sentence

From the published figures, they seem to correspond to the earlier Acheulean or to the Chellean type.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
The Chellean implements, which precede those of Mousterian type, are commonly associated with a fauna of southern affinities.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
Chellean probably represents the earliest work in Europe of a pre-Neanderthal type like Piltdown man.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
The pre-Chellean flints (also called Eoliths) were wrought by the pre-Neanderthals.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie

Since Chellean times all three rivers have silted up their channels.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

British Dictionary definitions for Chellean

Chellean

/ (ˈʃɛlɪən) /

noun, adjective archaeol

(no longer in technical usage) another word for Abbevillian

Word Origin for Chellean

C19: from French chelléen, from Chelles, France, where various items were found

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