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Acheulean

Syllabification: (A·cheu·le·an)
Pronunciation: /əˈSHo͞olēən/
(also Acheulian)
Definition of Acheulean

adjective

Archaeology
  • of, relating to, or denoting the main Lower Paleolithic culture in Europe, represented by hand-ax industries, and dated to about 1,500,000–150,000 years ago. See also Abbevillian.
  • (as noun the Acheulean) the Acheulean culture or period.

Origin:

early 20th century: from French Acheuléen, from St-Acheul near Amiens in northern France, where objects from this culture were found

Acheulean in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Acheulean in the British & World English dictionary