Epipaleolithic

[ ep-uh-pey-lee-uh-lith-ik, -pal-ee- ]

/ ˌɛp əˌpeɪ li əˈlɪθ ɪk, -ˌpæl i- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the human cultures existing at the end of the Paleolithic and the beginnings of the Mesolithic periods of the Stone Age.

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Origin of Epipaleolithic

First recorded in 1920–25; epi- + Paleolithic

Words nearby Epipaleolithic

epineurial, epineurium, épinglé, epionychium, epiotic center, Epipaleolithic, epipastic, epipelagic, epipelagic zone, EpiPen, epipetalous