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Definition of Ibero-Maurusian in English:

Ibero-Maurusian

adjective

Anthropology Archaeology

  • Of or relating to a late Palaeolithic people of northern Africa (and possibly also represented in southern Spain), their culture, or their stone tool industry.

Pronunciation

Ibero-Maurusian

/ʌɪˌbɪərəʊmaʊˈruːsɪən/ /ʌɪˌbɪərəʊmɔːˈruːsɪən/

noun

Anthropology Archaeology

  • 1A member of the Ibero-Maurusian people.

  • 2With the. The culture of this people, especially their stone tool industry, characterized by its small-backed blades, dating from &c.14,000 to &c.8,000 b.c.

Pronunciation

Ibero-Maurusian

/ʌɪˌbɪərəʊmaʊˈruːsɪən/ /ʌɪˌbɪərəʊmɔːˈruːsɪən/

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Geographical Journal. From Ibero- + Maurusian, after French Ibéro-maurusien.