Definition of pre-Palaeolithic in English:
pre-Palaeolithic
(US pre-Paleolithic)
adjective priːˌpalɪəˈlɪθɪkpriːˌpeɪlɪəˈlɪθɪk
Archaeology Of, relating to, or designating the period immediately preceding the Palaeolithic or Early Stone Age.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Melville Bell (1819–1905). From pre- + Palaeolithic.