Strepyan

adjective

Stre·​py·​an

strāˈpēən

: of or relating to a pre-Chellean culture stage in Belgium characterized by primitive types of worked flints compare mesvinian

Word History

Etymology

Strepy, village in eastern Belgium where implements of the culture were found + English -an

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