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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Clo•vis (klō′vis),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa town in central California. 33,021.
- Place Namesa city in E New Mexico. 31,194.
- a male given name.
Clo•vis (klō′vis),USA pronunciation adj. - Anthropology, Archaeologyof or pertaining to a Paleo-Indian cultural tradition of North America, esp. the American Southwest, dated 10,000–9000 b.c. and characterized by a usually bifacial, fluted stone projectile point (Clo′vis point′)used in big-game hunting.
- after Clovis, New Mexico, near where such projectile points were found 1955–60
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