Oldowan
adjective, noun
Oldowan is spelled O-L-D-O-W-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Oldowan means “Belonging to the earliest widespread stone-tool archaeological industry in prehistory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Oldowan?
| Letters | 7: O-L-D-O-W-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Oldowan?
Oldowan appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Oldowan
- Oldowans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Oldowan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Belonging to the earliest widespread stone-tool archaeological industry in prehistory.
noun
- 1
A member of the prehistoric culture that made these stone tools.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Oldowan come from?
From Maasai Olduvai, from the site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where the first Oldowan lithics were discovered in the 1930s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).