Cro-Magnonadj.n.

Brit.

/krəʊˈmanjɒ̃/,

/krəʊˈmanjɒn/,

/krəʊˈmaɡnən/, U.S.

/kroʊˈmæɡnən/,

/kroʊˈmænjən/

Forms: 1800s– Cro-Magnon, 1800s– Cromagnon.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Cro-Magnon.

Etymology: < Cro-Magnon (French Cro-Magnon), the name of a rock shelter in a limestone cliff near Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France, in which the remains of early modern humans were first found in 1868. Compare French homme de Cro Magnon (1868), race de Cro Magnon (1870 or earlier).

Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the first group of modern humans ( Homo sapiens sapiens) to inhabit Europe, dated to between 35,000 and 24,000 years ago in the Upper Palaeolithic. Also figurative.The preferred term for Cro-Magnon man is now ‘European Early Modern Humans’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > [adjective]

Cro-Magnon1869

palaeanthropic1890

pithecanthropoid1890

pithecanthropic1897

theriozoic1898

Combe-Capelle1911

Piltdown1912

Predmost1912

Boskop1915

hominid1915

Neanderthalian1920

Tardenoisian1921

pithecanthropine1925

Sinanthropic1931

Solo1932

Florisbad1935

Steinheim1935

Sinanthropoid1937

Swanscombe1937

robust1971

1869 P. Broca in E. Lartet & H. Christy Reliquiæ Aquitanicæ (1875) ix. 99 The general characters of the Cro-Magnon race.

1882 Amer. Antiquarian 4 242 Cromagnon skulls found in Bavaria.

1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists v. 66 We may call it provisionally the Combe Capelle, or perhaps better the Predmost type by way of contrast with the Cro-Magnon type.

1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xxi. 372 Oreopithecus..is the oldest of man's possible ‘ancestors’, in contrast to Cro-magnon man, the most recent of these ‘pre-men’.

1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 July 31/3 ‘The old-Etonian version of Essex man’, an ex-Cro-Magnon Cavalry captain.

2006 C. Stringer Homo Britannicus Introd. 41 Work on a railway cutting in the Vézère valley of the Dordogne region in France exposed a rock-shelter of the Cro-Magnon period.

B. n.

A Cro-Magnon human. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [noun]

apeman1864

Pithecanthropus1873

Cro-Magnon1892

protohuman1899

pre-man1903

prehuman1922

prehominid1939

1892 Thinker 1 253 At Grenelle the Cro Magnons are found in the strata above the other [sc. Canstadts].

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 317/2 Sir Arthur Keith suggests that both the Cro-Magnons and the Predmostians are early Caucasians hailing ultimately from South-Western Asia.

1972 Fortune Jan. 114/2 I told him he had to get to know the Cro-Magnons at the ward level.

2008 Observer 31 Aug. 16/5 The Cro-Magnons..hunted mammoths, left magnificent cave paintings and made woven clothing and elaborate jewellery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cro-magnon
释义	Cro-Magnonadj.n. Brit. /krəʊˈmanjɒ̃/, /krəʊˈmanjɒn/, /krəʊˈmaɡnən/, U.S. /kroʊˈmæɡnən/, /kroʊˈmænjən/ Forms: 1800s– Cro-Magnon, 1800s– Cromagnon. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Cro-Magnon. Etymology: < Cro-Magnon (French Cro-Magnon), the name of a rock shelter in a limestone cliff near Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France, in which the remains of early modern humans were first found in 1868. Compare French homme de Cro Magnon (1868), race de Cro Magnon (1870 or earlier). Palaeontology. A. adj. Of or relating to the first group of modern humans ( Homo sapiens sapiens) to inhabit Europe, dated to between 35,000 and 24,000 years ago in the Upper Palaeolithic. Also figurative.The preferred term for Cro-Magnon man is now ‘European Early Modern Humans’. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > [adjective] Cro-Magnon1869 palaeanthropic1890 pithecanthropoid1890 pithecanthropic1897 theriozoic1898 Combe-Capelle1911 Piltdown1912 Predmost1912 Boskop1915 hominid1915 Neanderthalian1920 Tardenoisian1921 pithecanthropine1925 Sinanthropic1931 Solo1932 Florisbad1935 Steinheim1935 Sinanthropoid1937 Swanscombe1937 robust1971 1869 P. Broca in E. Lartet & H. Christy Reliquiæ Aquitanicæ (1875) ix. 99 The general characters of the Cro-Magnon race. 1882 Amer. Antiquarian 4 242 Cromagnon skulls found in Bavaria. 1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists v. 66 We may call it provisionally the Combe Capelle, or perhaps better the Predmost type by way of contrast with the Cro-Magnon type. 1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xxi. 372 Oreopithecus..is the oldest of man's possible ‘ancestors’, in contrast to Cro-magnon man, the most recent of these ‘pre-men’. 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 July 31/3 ‘The old-Etonian version of Essex man’, an ex-Cro-Magnon Cavalry captain. 2006 C. Stringer Homo Britannicus Introd. 41 Work on a railway cutting in the Vézère valley of the Dordogne region in France exposed a rock-shelter of the Cro-Magnon period. B. n. A Cro-Magnon human. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [noun] apeman1864 Pithecanthropus1873 Cro-Magnon1892 protohuman1899 pre-man1903 prehuman1922 prehominid1939 1892 Thinker 1 253 At Grenelle the Cro Magnons are found in the strata above the other [sc. Canstadts]. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 317/2 Sir Arthur Keith suggests that both the Cro-Magnons and the Predmostians are early Caucasians hailing ultimately from South-Western Asia. 1972 Fortune Jan. 114/2 I told him he had to get to know the Cro-Magnons at the ward level. 2008 Observer 31 Aug. 16/5 The Cro-Magnons..hunted mammoths, left magnificent cave paintings and made woven clothing and elaborate jewellery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1869
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