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pre·his·tor·ic
/
ˌpri
hɪˈstɔr
ɪk, -ˈstɒr-, ˌpri
ɪ-
/
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[
pree-hi-
stawr
-ik, -
stor
-, pree-i-
]
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adjective
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outdated; passé: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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prehistoric
or
prehistorical
(ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk)
—
adj
of or relating to man's development before the appearance of the written word
prehistorical
or
prehistorical
—
adj
prehis'torically
or
prehistorical
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
prehistoric
1851, modeled on Fr. préhistorique, from pre- + history (q.v.). Prehistory is attested from 1871.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
But popular appeal notwithstanding, the evolutionary history of this
prehistoric
beast has proved somewhat difficult to pin down.
They pump their water out of
prehistoric
aquifers, which are going dry.
Prehistoric
marine reptiles, both alien and awe-inspiring, at once utterly
inhuman and somehow irresistibly compelling.
We need to know more about the
prehistoric
past as well as processes still in
action today.
Reminders of the metropolitan region's
prehistoric
past are obvious to those who know where to look.
Complete, articulated remains of
prehistoric
organisms are rare.
Freed from commerce, the merry residents of this
prehistoric
lake bed give gifts and make art and party.
Prehistoric
people first made patterns and images by rubbing chunks of charcoal and iron oxide onto cave walls.
The cannibalism that occurred there, they say, was an act of
prehistoric
terrorism.
Our
prehistoric
ancestors spent much of their waking hours foraging for and consuming food, an instinct that obviously paid off.
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