"Acheulean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/ [UK]
Etymology: From French acheuléen, from Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens where the first tools from this period were found. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|acheuléen}} French acheuléen Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Acheulean (not comparable)
  1. (archaeology) Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archaeology Translations (Translations): acheuleano (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Acheulean-en-adj-x36h6Sl~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Acheulian

Proper name [English]

IPA: /əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/ [UK]
Etymology: From French acheuléen, from Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens where the first tools from this period were found. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|acheuléen}} French acheuléen Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Acheulean
  1. (archaeology) A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes. Categories (topical): Archaeology Translations (Translations): acheuleano [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Acheulean-en-name-J16mzIAv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Acheulian

Alternative forms

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