magdalenianEtymologyFrom French Magdalénien, Magdalene + -ian, after the Magdalene Shelter, an archaeological site in the Dordogne département of South-Western France.magdalenian means Relating to the late Paleolithic culture typical of La Madeleine, c. 17000 to 12000 BCE. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.adjRelating to the late Paleolithic culture typical of La Madeleine, c. 17000 to 12000 BCE.“As the Sistine Chapel expresses the flowering of the culture of the Renaissance, so Lascaux expresses the flowering of the culture of the Magdalenians.”nounA person of the Magdalenian culture.“Whether or not we believe in astrology is irrelevant; the question is, did the Magdalenians?”