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eolith
6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools
Word history
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
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