Chalcolithic

//ˈkælkoʊˌlɪθɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Eneolithic. not-comparable

    "The transitional period of raiding and warfare, which seems to have disrupted the life of villages in the Chalcolithic period, stimulated the growth of larger and larger defensive settlements."

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"The transitional period of raiding and warfare, which seems to have disrupted the life of villages in the Chalcolithic period, stimulated the growth of larger and larger defensive settlements."

Etymology

From chalco- + -lith + -ic.

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