neolithic

/ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to the later part of the Stone Age (about 10,000 to 3,000 BCE), when people began farming, domesticating animals, and making polished stone tools.
    • Neolithic farmers built the first permanent villages in this region.
    • They discovered a neolithic burial site with tools and jewelry.
    • The neolithic period saw the invention of pottery and woven cloth.
  2. Extremely old-fashioned or primitive; outdated.
    • She called his neolithic views on gender roles ridiculous.
    • The company's neolithic computer system crashes every afternoon.
    • My dad's neolithic cell phone can only make calls and send texts.
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