"Lomekwian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Lomekwi + -an, after the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. From no earlier than 2015, the year of publication of the discovery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Lomekwi|an}} Lomekwi + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Lomekwian (not comparable)
  1. (archaeology) Of or pertaining to the period when certain stone artefacts, found at the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in Kenya, were manufactured and used, apparently by hominins prior to the emergence of genus Homo. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-Lomekwian-en-adj-oPTU2YCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 81 19 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Proper name

Etymology: From Lomekwi + -an, after the archaeological site Lomekwi 3 in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. From no earlier than 2015, the year of publication of the discovery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Lomekwi|an}} Lomekwi + -an Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lomekwian
  1. (archaeology) A loosely defined period, approximately 3.3 million years ago, characterised by the manufacture and use of the tools found at Lomekwi 3. Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-Lomekwian-en-name-b8VcfxRq Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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