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Middle Stone Age

Middle Stone Age proper noun: a period of African prehistory between the Early Stone Age and the Late Stone Age, generally considered to have begun around 280,000 years ago and ended around 50–25,000 years ago.

Proper noun

the Middle Stone Age

  1. A period of African prehistory between the Early Stone Age and the Late Stone Age, generally considered to have begun around 280,000 years ago and ended around 50–25,000 years ago.
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Synonyms of Middle Stone Age

Questions about Middle Stone Age

What does Middle Stone Age mean?
Middle Stone Age means a period of African prehistory between the Early Stone Age and the Late Stone Age, generally considered to have begun around 280,000 years ago and ended around 50–25,000 years ago.
What part of speech is Middle Stone Age?
Middle Stone Age is a proper noun.

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