Chalcolithic

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English

Etymology

From chalco- +‎ -lith +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkælkoʊˌlɪθɪk/

Adjective

Chalcolithic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Eneolithic
    • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 161:
      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.