acheulean
/əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.49 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
name
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Example Sentences
- "Assuming that language ability extends back to the hominids, we see a slow process of cultural development over millions of years, and then in the Acheulean period of Homo erectus, about three hundred thousand years ago, we find the first engraved tool."
- "When early modern humans – the ones who would eventually become us – started to move out of Africa something over a hundred thousand years ago, Acheulean tools were the technology of choice."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: acheuléen
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/
Inflected Forms
Acheulian (alternative)
the Acheulean (canonical)