- Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone
implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the
earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to it are for
the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings.
Meaning of 'paleolithic' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . paleolithic
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Meaning (1): - of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)