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Cro-Magnon man

noun
🔊/ˌkrəʊ ˈmænjɒ̃ mæn/, 🔊/ˌkrəʊ ˈmæɡnən mæn/
🔊/ˌkrəʊ ˈmænjən mæn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the earliest form of modern human in Europe. Cro-Magnon man first appeared about 35 000 years ago.
    Word OriginCro-Magnon, the name of a hill in the Dordogne, France, where remains were found in 1868.