Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magdalenian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: mag-dale-ni-an
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the late Paleolithic culture typical of La Madeleine, c. 17000 to 12000 BCE.

noun

A person of the Magdalenian culture.

Example Sentences

"As the Sistine Chapel expresses the flowering of the culture of the Renaissance, so Lascaux expresses the flowering of the culture of the Magdalenians."
"The Cave of Lascaux became the world's most celebrated museum of Magdalenian art and as much an icon of the Pleistocene as mammoths and Neanderthals."
"Whether or not we believe in astrology is irrelevant; the question is, did the Magdalenians?"
"The Magdalenians hunted a wide variety of prey, including horses, aurochs and fish, and are known for their highly sophisticated bone artefacts […]."

Etymology

From French Magdalénien, Magdalene + -ian, after the Magdalene Shelter, an archaeological site in the Dordogne département of South-Western France.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Magdalénien

Inflected Forms

Madelenian (alternative) Magdalenians (plural)

Questions

What does magdalenian mean?: Relating to the late Paleolithic culture typical of La Madeleine, c. 17000 to 12000 BCE.
Where does magdalenian come from?: It is traced to French.

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