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microburin

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A characteristic waste product from the ancient manufacture of lithic tools: a fragment of a lithic flake or blade that shows on its upper face the beginnings of a notch terminating in an oblique flection that ends in a very acute trihedral apex.

Examples

“It is also worth noting that although the NEG II inhabitants were familiar with the microburin technique (MBT), they did not use⟳ it systematically.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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