prehistoric
See also: prehistòric
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EtymologyEdit
From pre- (“before”) + historic, q.v., similar to slightly earlier ante-historic.
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- Rhymes: -ɒrɪk
AdjectiveEdit
prehistoric (comparative more prehistoric, superlative most prehistoric)
- (properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
- 1832 October, Foreign Quarterly Review, p. 369:
- Was it then in a pre-historic time that the Romans wandered into these lands?
- 1832 October, Foreign Quarterly Review, p. 369:
- (inexact or humorous) Synonym of ancient: very old, nonmodern, unfashionable, etc.
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DescendantsEdit
- French: préhistorique
TranslationsEdit
of relating to the epoch before written record
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