neolithic
adjective/ˌniəˈlɪθɪk/
Frequency rank: #13,212 most common English word
Meaning
relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when people used polished stone tools and began farming.
Example sentence
The professor explained that neolithic tools were made by grinding and polishing stone rather than just chipping it.
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