neolithic

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see also: Neolithic

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Adjective

neolithic

1. (informal) hopelessly outdated

   What am I supposed to do with this neolithic piece of machinery?

Translations

• French: néolithique
• German: steinzeitlich, uralt, vorsintflutlich, neolithisch
• Russian: неолити́ческий

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Neolithic

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/, /ˌni.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/
• (America) enPR: nēōlĭthīk, IPA: /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/

Adjective

neolithic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the New Stone Age.
   • 2001, Duncan J. Melville, Tokens: the origin of mathematics ↗

     Tokens are first identified at around the same time as the local peoples changed from a life based on hunting and gathering to one based on agriculture. The tokens, as Schmandt-Besserat says, "were part and parcel of the Neolithic phenomenon; that is, the so-called agricultural revolution." (Before Writing 41).

Translations

• French: néolithique
• German: jungsteinzeitlich, neolithisch
• Portuguese: neolítico
• Spanish: neolítico

Proper noun

1. The New Stone Age, from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.

   Synonyms: New Stone Age

Translations

• French: néolithique, Néolithique, Néolithique
• German: Jungsteinzeit, Neolithikum
• Italian: neolitico
• Portuguese: neolítico
• Russian: неоли́т
• Spanish: neolítico

Related terms

• lith
• Mesolithic
• Paleolithic

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