"Middle Stone Age" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Middle Stone Age [canonical]
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  1. A period of African prehistory between the Early Stone Age and the Late Stone Age, generally considered to have begun around 280,000 years ago and ended around 50–25,000 years ago. Synonyms: MSA [initialism]
    Sense id: en-Middle_Stone_Age-en-name-16Bgo69t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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