Stone Age noun
Meaning:
the Stone Age
: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
▪ It was a skill developed during the Stone Age. ▪ Stone Age weapons — often used figuratively ▪ His political ideas are from the Stone Age. [=are from the distant past; are very out of date] ▪ I'm still using a Stone Age computer. [=an outdated/obsolete computer] — compare bronze age, iron age
▪ It was a skill developed during the Stone Age. ▪ Stone Age weapons — often used figuratively ▪ His political ideas are from the Stone Age. [=are from the distant past; are very out of date] ▪ I'm still using a Stone Age computer. [=an outdated/obsolete computer] — compare bronze age, iron age
