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Stone Age
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Stone Age
(noun)
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Stone Age
noun
Stone Age
noun
Learner's definition of STONE AGE
the Stone Age
:
the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed
:
the age during which humans made and used stone tools
It was a skill developed during
the Stone Age
.
Stone Age
weapons
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often used figuratively
His political ideas are from
the Stone Age
. [=are from the distant past; are very out of date]
I'm still using a
Stone Age
computer. [=an outdated/obsolete computer]
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compare
bronze age
,
iron age
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