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mesolithic

/mˌɛzəlˈɪθɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
mes-o-lith-ic
IPA
/mˌɛzəlˈɪθɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

noun

Short for the Mesolithic period.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -lithic English Mesolithic From meso- + -lithic.

Usage

Phrases

Stone Age

Frequently Paired Words

lith Neolithic Paleolithic Stone Age

Rhymes With

mythic monolithic lithic

Questions

How do you pronounce mesolithic?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɛzəlˈɪθɪk/.
What does mesolithic mean?
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.
Where does mesolithic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -lithic English Mesolithic From meso- + -lithic.

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