ab·be·vill·i·an adjective alsoab·be·vill·e·an\(ˈ)ab|vilēən, |abə|v-, -ēl-, -lyən\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology:Abbeville, town in Somme Dept., France + English -ian or -an : of or belonging to the earliest epoch of the lower Paleolithic period characterized by the biface stone hand ax