Paleolithic

paleolithic English Alternative forms en palaeolithic palæolithic palaeolithical paleolithical Etymology en :af paleo- -lithic + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈpeɪl.iː.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ UK en /ˈpeɪlioʊˌlɪθɪk/ /ˈpeɪliəˌlɪθɪk/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Paleolithic.wav US Proper noun A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 ; the Old Stone Age. en Old Stone Age en Stone Age en New Stone Age Neolithic#Proper noun Derived terms en Epipaleolithic prepaleolithic Upper Paleolithic Related terms en lith Translations Old Stone Age Asturian: ast paleolíticu m Belarusian: be палеалі́т m Bulgarian: bg палеолит m Catalan: ca paleolític m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 旧石器时代 Jiùshíqìshídài Czech: cs paleolit m Danish: da ældste stenalder ? Dutch: nl paleolithicum m Estonian: et paleoliitikum Finnish: fi paleoliittinen kausi French: fr paléolithique m Galician: gl paleolítico m German: de Altsteinzeit f, de Paläolithikum n Greek: el Παλαιολιθική f Hindi: hi पुरापाषाण काल m Hungarian: hu paleolitikum Interlingua: ia paleolithico Irish: ga Sean-Chlochaois f an tSean-Chlochaois, ga pailéiliteach Italian: it paleolitico m Japanese: ja 旧石器時代 きゅうせっきじだい, Kyūsekki Jidai Kashmiri: ks پرٛون کَنہِ زَمانہٕ prōn kani zamānụ Korean: ko ^구석기 시대(舊石器時代) Latin: la palaeolithicus ? Latvian: lv paleolīts m Maltese: mt paleolitiku m Polish: pl paleolit m Portuguese: pt Paleolítico m Russian: ru палеоли́т m Sicilian: scn paleoliticu m Slovene: sl paleolitik m Spanish: es Paleolítico m Swedish: sv paleolitikum n Thai: th ยุคหินเก่า yóok hĭn gào Turkish: tr Eski Taş Devri, tr Kaba Taş Devri, tr Yontma Taş Devri Ukrainian: uk палеолі́т m Vietnamese: vi thời đại đồ đá cũ, vi Đá cũ Adjective - Of or referring to the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic period or Paleolithic age). en 1936 Rollo Ahmed The Black Art Long London 18 We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.] en hyperbole Antiquated, antediluvian. en Mike Isaac w:The New York Times A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era 2025-08-04 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-silicon-valley-hard-tech.html Stacked up against ChatGPT’s ability to instantly transform any image into a Studio Ghibli cartoon, Instagram’s photo filters are practically Paleolithic. https://web.archive.org/web/20251116190413/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-silicon-valley-hard-tech.html 16 November 2025 Translations of or referring to the Old Stone Age Asturian: ast paleolíticu Belarusian: be палеаліты́чны Bulgarian: bg палеолитен, bg старокаменен Catalan: ca paleolític Czech: cs paleolitický Dutch: nl paleolithisch Estonian: et paleoliitiline Finnish: fi paleoliittinen Galician: gl paleolítico German: de altsteinzeitlich, de paläolithisch Greek: el παλαιολιθικός Hindi: hi पुरापाषाण Irish: ga Pailéiliteach Italian: it paleolitico Korean: ko ^구석기 시대(舊石器時代), ko ^구석기(舊石器) Polish: pl paleolityczny Portuguese: pt paleolítico Russian: ru палеолити́ческий Spanish: es paleolítico Swedish: sv paleolitisk Ukrainian: uk палеоліти́чний, uk давньокам'яни́й See also en Mesolithic en Neolithic en Archaeology Paleontology