chelléen
French, adjective\ʃɛ.le.ɛ̃\
chelléen is spelled C-H-E-L-L-É-E-N (8 letters). Chelléen is a French adjective meaning “Abbevillian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la période du Chelléen (Paléolithique inférieur) ou à l’industrie lithique qui la caractérise”.
What does chelléen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obsoleteAbbevillian
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la période du Chelléen (Paléolithique inférieur) ou à l’industrie lithique qui la caractérise.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chelléen
- chelléenne feminine
- chelléens masculine plural
- chelléennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chelléen?
- \ʃɛ.le.ɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.