EOLITH

eolith

(noun) a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eolith (plural eoliths)

(petrology) Crudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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