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Aurignacian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌɔɹɪnˈjeɪʃən/
  • General-American: /ˌɑɹ-/
  • General-American: /oʊɹ-/
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adj

Meaning 1

From or pertaining to a culture of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Europe and southwest Asia from circa 45,000 to 35,000 years ago, known from archaeological remains.

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Aurignacian culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Aurignac + -ian, after the French town of Aurignac, where remains from the culture were found.