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eolith

American  
[ee-uh-lith] / ˈi ə lɪθ /

noun

  1. a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.

eolith British  
/ ˈiːəʊˌlɪθ /

noun

  1. a stone, usually crudely broken, used as a primitive tool in Eolithic times

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Origin of eolith

First recorded in 1890–95; eo- + -lith

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