-lithic

a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool: Chalcolithic; Neolithic.

Origin of -lithic

see origin at lithic

Words nearby -lithic

-ling, -lings, -lipped, -lite, -lith, -lithic, -lived, -log, -logic, -logue, -logy

British Dictionary definitions for -lithic

-lithic

adj combining form

(in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified cultural period Neolithic

Word Origin for -lithic

from Greek lithikos, from lithos stone