eolithic

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  • Adjective:
    of or relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age (characterized by the use of eoliths)

Word Origin

eolithic (adj.)
"pertaining to the early Stone Age," 1890, from French éolithique (1883), from eo- "earliest" (see eo-) + French lithique, as in néolithique (see neolithic). Related: eolith (1890).