Chellean

[ shel-ee-uhn ]

/ ˈʃɛl i ən /

adjective

Abbevillian.

Origin of Chellean

1890–95; <French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an

Words nearby Chellean

chelicera, chelicerate, cheliferous, cheliform, cheliped, Chellean, chellup, Chełmno, Chelmsford, cheloid, chelone

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Example sentences from the Web for Chellean

This region was undoubtedly favorable to the flint workers of Pre-Chellean and Chellean times.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
The Chellean and the following Acheulean industry was carried on here on a very extensive scale.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
Chellean probably represents the earliest work in Europe of a pre-Neanderthal type like Piltdown man.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
The type station of the Chellean culture is somewhat east of the present town of Chelles.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

The Chellean implements, which precede those of Mousterian type, are commonly associated with a fauna of southern affinities.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

British Dictionary definitions for Chellean

Chellean

/ (ˈʃɛlɪən) /

noun, adjective archaeol

(no longer in technical usage) another word for Abbevillian

Word Origin for Chellean

C19: from French chelléen, from Chelles, France, where various items were found

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单词	chellean
释义	Chellean [ shel-ee-uhn ] / ˈʃɛl i ən / adjective Abbevillian. Origin of Chellean 1890–95; <French chelléen, after Chelles, France, where Paleolithic tools were unearthed; see -an Words nearby Chellean chelicera, chelicerate, cheliferous, cheliform, cheliped, Chellean, chellup, Chełmno, Chelmsford, cheloid, chelone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Chellean This region was undoubtedly favorable to the flint workers of Pre-Chellean and Chellean times. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn The Chellean and the following Acheulean industry was carried on here on a very extensive scale. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn Chellean probably represents the earliest work in Europe of a pre-Neanderthal type like Piltdown man. Ancient Man in Britain\|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie The type station of the Chellean culture is somewhat east of the present town of Chelles. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn The Chellean implements, which precede those of Mousterian type, are commonly associated with a fauna of southern affinities. Prehistoric Man\|W. L. H. Duckworth British Dictionary definitions for Chellean Chellean / (ˈʃɛlɪən) / noun, adjective archaeol (no longer in technical usage) another word for Abbevillian Word Origin for Chellean C19: from French chelléen, from Chelles, France, where various items were found Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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