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neolith
[ nee-uh-lith ]
/ ˈni ə lɪθ /
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noun
a Neolithic stone implement.
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Origin of neolith
First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from Neolithic
Words nearby neolith
neo-Kantianism, neo-Lamarckism, Neo-Latin, neoliberalism, neolinguistics, neolith, Neolithic, neolocal, neologism, neologize, neology
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How to use neolith in a sentence
The Neolith has left his cairns and pounds and hut circles, where once his lodges clustered upon the hills.
A West Country Pilgrimage|Eden Phillpots
British Dictionary definitions for neolith
neolith
/ (ˈniːəʊlɪθ) /
noun
a Neolithic stone implement
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