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noun
A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, sometimes
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bhleh3-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade English microblade From micro- + blade.
