stone age
UK/ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ//ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/
stone age is the alternative letter-case form of Stone Age.
Proper noun capitalized: Stone Age
the Stone Age
- A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.
- Holonym: prehistory
- Meronyms: Old Stone Age, Paleolithic; Mesolithic; New Stone Age, Neolithic; Pre-Pottery Neolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B; Chalcolithic, Cyprolithic, Copper Age
- Any extremely primitive or undeveloped era.
- If they attack our country, we'll bomb them back to the Stone Age!
- Welcome back to the Stone Age, vermin. Welcome home.2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Five (Normal)
- The time a particular field was introduced and was in its earliest stages of development.
Forms of stone age
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Words formed from stone age
Questions about stone age
- What does stone age mean?
- Stone age means a broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.
- What is stone age the alternative letter-case form of?
- Stone age is the alternative letter-case form of Stone Age.
- What part of speech is stone age?
- Stone age is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce stone age?
- Stone age is pronounced /ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ/ (UK).
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