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pre⋅his⋅tor⋅ic

  [pree-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-, pree-i-]
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1. of or pertaining to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
2. Slang. outdated; passé: My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper dress.
Also, pre⋅his⋅tor⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1850–55; pre- + historic

Related forms:
pre⋅his⋅tor⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pre·his·tor·ic   (prē'hĭ-stôr'ĭk, -stŏr'-)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history.
  2. Of or relating to a language before it is first recorded in writing.
pre'his·tor'i·cal·ly adv.
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Prehistoric

Pre`his*tor"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Prehistoric
Spanish: prehistórico,
German: prähistorisch,
Japanese: 先史の
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prehistoric 
1851, modeled on Fr. préhistorique, from pre- + history (q.v.). Prehistory is attested from 1871.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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