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-lithicsuff. Relating to or characteristic of a specified stage in the use of stone by humans: Eolithic. [From lithic.]-lithic adj combining form (in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified cultural period: Neolithic. [from Greek lithikos, from lithos stone]lith•ic (ˈlɪθ ɪk) adj. 1. pertaining to or consisting of stone. 2. pertaining to clastic rocks containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks. 3. of, pertaining to, or containing lithium. [1790–1800; < Greek lithikós, derivative of líthos stone] lith′i•cal•ly, adv. -lithic a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool: Neolithic. [see lithic] EncyclopediaSeelithic |