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Gravettian definition

Gra·vet·tian (grə vet′ē ən)

adjective

designating or of an Upper Paleolithic culture, characterized by flint points resembling a pointed knife blade with a blunted back

Etymology: after La Gravette, France, site of archaeological discoveries + -ian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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