mesolithic
pronunciation
How to pronounce mesolithic in British English:
UK [ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk]
How to pronounce mesolithic in American English:
US [ ˌmiːzə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic)
Word Origin
- mesolithic (adj.)
- 1866 in archaeology (somewhat earlier in geology); see meso- + lithic.
Example
- 1. For the first time they are bringing up sections of the mesolithic village from the seabed and going through the sediments .
- 2. Based on the characteristics of cultural heritages sites caves and connotation , this article thinks it belongs to the typical remains of mesolithic age .
- 3. " The reason so little is known about the lives of the mesolithic people , is because most of the sites where they settled are now on the seabed , " mr momber added .