Mesolithic

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ -lith +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

enPR: mĕsōlĭthīk
Hyphenation: mes‧o‧lith‧ic

Adjective

Mesolithic (not comparable)

Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10,000 and 3,000 BC.

Derived terms

Mesolithic age
Mesolithic period

Related terms

lith

Translations

of or referring to the Middle Stone Age

Catalan: mesolític
Finnish: mesoliittinen (fi)
Hindi: मध्यपाषाण (madhyapāṣāṇ)

Irish: Méisiliteach
Korean: 중석기시대 (中石器時代, jungseokgi sidae), 중석기 (中石器, jungseokgi)
Russian: мезолити́ческий (ru) (mezolitíčeskij)

Noun

Mesolithic (uncountable)

Short for the Mesolithic period.

Translations

Mesolithic period

Asturian: mesolíticu m
Catalan: mesolític m
Chinese: 中石器時代
Czech: mezolit
Danish: ældre stenalder
Dutch: Mesolithicum (nl) m
Estonian: mesoliitikum
Finnish: mesoliittinen kausi
French: mésolithique (fr) m
Galician: mesolítico m
German: Mittelsteinzeit m
Greek: νεοολιθική m (neoolithikí)
Hebrew: תקופת האבן התיכונה
Interlingua: mesolitico m

Interlingue: mesolithique m
Italian: mesolitico (it) m
Japanese: 中石器時代
Korean: 중석기시대 (中石器時代, jungseokgi sidae)
Latin: mesolithicus
Latvian: Mesolīts
Polish: mezolit (pl) m
Portuguese: Mesolítico m
Russian: Мезолит m (mesolit)
Sicilian: mesoliticu m
Slovene: mezolitik (sl) m
Spanish: Mesolítico m
Swedish: mesolitisk tid

See also

Anagrams

homiletics

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