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NEANDERTHALIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

Example:

Neanderthal skull

Synonyms:

Neandertal; Neanderthal; Neanderthalian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Neanderthal man (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)

Derivation:

Neanderthal (extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)

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