Stone Age
/ˈstəʊn eɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण स्टोन एज
पाषाण युग
Core word
- 1
[the Stone Age, sing.]
the earliest period of human history, when people made tools and weapons out of stone
पाषाण युग
- Stone Age people lived by hunting animals and gathering fruit.
- Stone Age tools have been found in the caves of Bhimbetka.
- 2
[only before noun] informal, disapproving
very old-fashioned or simple
बहुत पुराने ज़माने का, पिछड़ा
- The office still uses Stone Age computers.
- My phone feels Stone Age compared with the new model.
Synonyms primitive antiquated outdated
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
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) कालों में बाँटा जाता है।
The rock shelters of Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh, with their Stone Age paintings, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
मध्य प्रदेश के Bhimbetka के शैलाश्रय, जिनमें पाषाण युग के चित्र हैं, UNESCO World Heritage Site हैं।