"Mesolithic" meaning in English

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Adjective

enPR: mĕsōlĭthīk Etymology: From meso- + -lith + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|meso-|-lith|-ic}} meso- + -lith + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Mesolithic (not comparable)
  1. Of or referring to the Middle Stone Age (also the Mesolithic period or the Mesolithic age), a prehistoric period that lasted between 10000 and 3000 BC. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archaeology, Paleontology Related terms: lith Translations (of or referring to the Middle Stone Age): mesolític (Catalan), mesoliittinen (Finnish), मध्यपाषाण (madhyapāṣāṇ) (Hindi), मध्यपाषाण काल (madhyapāṣāṇ kāl) (Hindi), Méisiliteach (Irish), 중석기시대 (jungseokgisidae) (alt: 中石器時代) (Korean), 중석기 (jungseokgi) (alt: 中石器) (Korean), мезолити́ческий (mezolitíčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Mesolithic-en-adj-3bNFdfXV Disambiguation of Archaeology: 67 33 Disambiguation of Paleontology: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meso-, English terms suffixed with -ic, English terms suffixed with -lith Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meso-: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lith: 75 25

Noun

enPR: mĕsōlĭthīk Etymology: From meso- + -lith + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|meso-|-lith|-ic}} meso- + -lith + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Mesolithic (uncountable)
  1. Short for the Mesolithic period. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: the Mesolithic period Related terms: Neolithic, Paleolithic, Stone Age Translations (Mesolithic period): mesolíticu [masculine] (Asturian), mesolític [masculine] (Catalan), 中石器時代 (Chinese), 中石器时代 (Chinese), mezolit (Czech), ældre stenalder (Danish), Mesolithicum [masculine] (Dutch), mesoliitikum (Estonian), mesoliittinen kausi (Finnish), mésolithique [masculine] (French), mesolítico [masculine] (Galician), Mittelsteinzeit [masculine] (German), νεοολιθική (neoolithikí) [masculine] (Greek), תקופת האבן התיכונה (Hebrew), mesolitico [masculine] (Interlingua), mesolitico [masculine] (Italian), 中石器時代 (chūsekki jidai) (Japanese), 중석기시대 (jungseokgisidae) (alt: 中石器時代) (Korean), mesolithicus (Latin), Mesolīts (Latvian), mezolit [masculine] (Polish), Mesolítico [masculine] (Portuguese), Мезоли́т (Mezolít) [masculine] (Russian), mesoliticu [masculine] (Sicilian), mezolitik [masculine] (Slovene), Mesolítico [masculine] (Spanish), mesolitisk tid (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Mesolithic-en-noun-UrKjZ0l7

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      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "word": "Mesolīts"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mezolit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mesolítico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Mezolít",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мезоли́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mesoliticu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mezolitik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mesolítico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Mesolithic period",
      "word": "mesolitisk tid"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Mesolithic"
  ],
  "word": "Mesolithic"
}

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