Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun a race of human-like hominids of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe, considered of the same species as modern humans (
Homo sapiens ). Their skeletal remains were found mostly in southern France. - proper noun a member of the Cro-Magnon race.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
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Examples
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So, they are clearly “elitists” to the cro-magnon base who think that white trash like Palin and Joe the Plumber are the future of the GOP. live Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Ruffini: Kristol, Brooks, and Will Not Conservative Enough 2009
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Like the cro-magnon man before us, we hunt and gather and ultimately hoard (substitute furs and herbs with phasers and variant covers).
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A unibrow does not an inbred make … however cro-magnon comes to mind
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Connolly said Fimian -- who has apologized -- still needed to explain his "cro-magnon views on a tragedy that still resonates here."
At Connolly HQ, Jill Biden fires up volunteers Ben Pershing 2010
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He could be a nice looking cro-magnon man if he'd just groom.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : Mothra, the Penguin, and the Succubus. 2010
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The countertenor who sang the part of Radamisto, Spaniard Jordi Domènech, was a bit of a sidler when it came to hitting the notes but he was cute in a cro-magnon way and delivered on more than a couple of his arias despite his shortcomings.
The Armenian Problem 2008
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He could be a nice looking cro-magnon man if he'd just groom.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : Mothra, the Penguin, and the Succubus. 2010
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I thought it was "Throwback" because you were one of the teachers, and could explain the technicalities of the cro-magnon combat methods.
Blast from the Past Steve Perry 2010
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He could be a nice looking cro-magnon man if he'd just groom.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : Mothra, the Penguin, and the Succubus. 2010
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He could be a nice looking cro-magnon man if he'd just groom.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : Mothra, the Penguin, and the Succubus. 2010
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