| 单词 | protolithic |
| 释义 | protolithic in British English (ˌprəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk) adjective of or referring to the earliest Stone Age protolithic in American English (ˌproʊtəˈlɪθɪk) adjective Obsolete Eolithic Word origin proto- + -lithicprotolithic in American English (ˌproutlˈɪθɪk) adjective Anthropology noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user Word origin [1895–1900; proto- + lithic]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, calling card, freewheel, neon, slapstickproto- is a combining form meaning “first,” “foremost,” “earliest form of,” used in theformation of compound words (protomartyr; protolithic; protoplasm), specialized in chemical terminology to denote the first of a series of compounds,or the one containing the minimum amount of an element |
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