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Palaeolithic

/ˌpæliəˈlɪθɪk/adjective

उच्चारण पैलिअलिथिक

पुरापाषाण कालीन, पुरापाषाण युग का

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adjective
  1. 1

    from or connected with the early part of the Stone Age

    पुरापाषाण कालीन, पुरापाषाण युग का

    • Palaeolithic tools have been found in the caves of Bhimbetka.
    • Palaeolithic hunters

    Synonyms Old Stone Age

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Synonyms

Old Stone Age

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Greek words palaios, meaning old, and lithos, meaning stone.

यह Greek शब्दों palaios (पुराना) और lithos (पत्थर) से बना है।

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General knowledge

The Stone Age is divided into the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age), the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) and the Neolithic (New Stone Age).

पाषाण युग को Palaeolithic (पुरापाषाण), Mesolithic (मध्यपाषाण) और Neolithic (नवपाषाण) में बाँटा जाता है।