Oldowan

Meaning of Oldowan

adjective
  1. relating to or denoting an early Lower Palaeolithic culture of Africa, dated to about 2.0–1.5 million years ago. It is characterized by primitive stone tools that are associated chiefly with Homo habilis.
    Oldowan tools were made by striking several flakes off of the core rock
noun, singular proper noun
  1. an early Lower Palaeolithic culture of Africa, dated to about 2.0–1.5 million years ago.
    the true innovation of the Oldowan was the transport of stone resources to particular spots

1930s: from Oldoway, alteration of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, + -an.

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Hyphenation of Oldowan

Ol-dowan

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • Oldowan is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with Oldowan

Cowan, cowan, McGowan, O'Gowan, gowan, luckengowan, Kwangchowan, Iowan, Kiowan, iowan, ajowan, lowan, powan, Parowan, Rowan, growan, rowan, sowan, towan

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