Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleolith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-olith
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relic from the Paleolithic era.

Example Sentences

"A large number of the reported discoveries of paleoliths in Kent had been made in the district surrounding the village of Ightham, some seven miles east of Shoreham, where Prestwich had his country home."

Etymology

From paleo- + -lith.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: paleo
Suffix: lith

Inflected Forms

paleoliths (plural)

Questions

What does paleolith mean?: A relic from the Paleolithic era.
Where does paleolith come from?: From paleo- + -lith.

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