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microlith

[mahy-kruh-lith]
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noun Archaeology.
  1. a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
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Compare macrolith, tranchet.

Origin of microlith

First recorded in 1875–80; micro- + -lith
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British Dictionary definitions for microlith

microlith

noun
  1. archaeol a small Mesolithic flint tool which was made from a blade and formed part of hafted tools
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Derived Formsmicrolithic, adjective
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microlith

(mī′krə-lĭth′)
n.
  1. A minute calculus, usually multiple and resembling coarse sand.
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microlith in Science

microlith

[mī′krō-lĭth′]
  1. A very small blade made of flaked stone and used as a tool, especially in the European Mesolithic Period.
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