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prehistoric
[
pree-hi-
stawr
-ik
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stor
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pree-i-
]
Example Sentences
Origin
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outdated; passé: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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Example Sentences
Reminders of the metropolitan region's
prehistoric
past are obvious to those who know where to look.
There is a haunting
prehistoric
ritual still conditioned into every human being's reflexes.
They argue that mankind's
prehistoric
penchant for mammoth may have had a discernible effect on climate.
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Reminders of the metropolitan region's
prehistoric
past are obvious to those who know where to look.
There is a haunting
prehistoric
ritual still conditioned into every human being's reflexes.
They argue that mankind's
prehistoric
penchant for mammoth may have had a discernible effect on climate.
Prehistoric
marine reptiles, both alien and awe-inspiring, at once utterly inhuman and somehow irresistibly compelling.
Cave of
prehistoric
art to be re-opened after microbial infestation.
Prehistoric
humans painted images of the animals on cave walls and carved their likeness in fragments of mammoth tusk.
Reconstructing the anatomy of
prehistoric
sharks isn't easy.
The state of
prehistoric
society may possibly be determined by the examination of cabinets.
Freed from commerce, the merry residents of this
prehistoric
lake bed give gifts and make art and party.
If something is two years old, it is considered
prehistoric
.
We may never know the outcome of such a
prehistoric
encounter-or even if a meeting occurred.
But popular appeal notwithstanding, the evolutionary history of this
prehistoric
beast has proved somewhat difficult to pin down.
Prehistoric
masons built the ringed monuments atop one another and buried them forming a hill.
The
prehistoric
cookie-cutter cat was not as cute as the name suggests.
Researchers examined and named a new species of
prehistoric
cheetah.
Prehistoric
creatures left seemingly endless proof of their existence fossilized in age-old rocks.
Rather than being a silly one-off, the slapstick scene embodies the tone of the
prehistoric
miniseries.
Complete, articulated remains of
prehistoric
organisms are rare.
The character of an eruption is based on the
prehistoric
and historic record of the volcano in question and its volcanic products.
It has attempted to reflect on our home planet, the
prehistoric
world and the farthest reaches of the universe.
Larsen notes that today many populations combine aspects of both and probably did in the
prehistoric
past.
Prehistoric
man probably depended a lot more on the process of trial and error than modern anthropologists believe.
We need to know more about the
prehistoric
past as well as processes still in action today.
Many
prehistoric
species are known only from teeth and maybe a few skeletal scraps.
On the dry remains of an enormous
prehistoric
lake, a quiet ride in a wind-propelled craft.
Other colours found along the desert's southern fringe stem from the fossilised remains of a
prehistoric
coniferous forest.
They are preserved bits of
prehistoric
behavior, but, unless an animal actually dies.
They were simply continuing their work on coat color in
prehistoric
horses.
Rich team up to explain the process of reconstructing scenes of
prehistoric
life from fossils of long.
They wanted dinosaurs and other
prehistoric
monsters to.
VandenBrooks said tracheal volume may be tied to
prehistoric
dragonfly body size.
The data on these
prehistoric
humans come from cave excavations in lowland wet zone.
Preliminary results from the scan have revealed the first detailed internal map from a
prehistoric
animal.
The skeletons of the
prehistoric
creatures stood nearly shoulder to.
Delicate, thin-shafted plumage would have made flapping difficult if not impossible for two
prehistoric
.
Prehistoric
evidence suggests that making and listening to music is one of the basic actions of humans.
Paleontologists have long been fascinated by bizarre structures on
prehistoric
animals.
Even
prehistoric
painters used tricks to make their works appear more realistic.
Today, research continues in the region in an effort to learn more about dinosaurs and other forms of
prehistoric
life.
These simplified illustrations of
prehistoric
sea life did not do the trilobites justice.
One of the primary activities of
prehistoric
clans was the acknowledgment of all members on an intimate level.
Teasing out relationships among
prehistoric
animals is a comparative science.
From
prehistoric
days to the present, mining enterprises have prospered at the expense of those who did the actual work.
Visitors step back in time through giant
prehistoric
animal murals and.
According to a new study, the
prehistoric
bear may not have been as carnivorous as has been inferred.
So many of the
prehistoric
creatures were so unlike anything alive today.
They pump their water out of
prehistoric
aquifers, which are going dry.
Even the largest land mammal, the
prehistoric
rhino-relative.
After all, the
prehistoric
species had no closer relatives from which to draw from.
It is clearly the fossil of a
prehistoric
centipede.
Unique interactive exhibits will explore how these giants ate, breathed, and moved in the
prehistoric
world.
There is much that remains unknown about the diversity of
prehistoric
pandas and their precise placement in time.
It is difficult to see how
prehistoric
man could have made his abode along the main streams while these monsters flourished.
But few animal remains have been found near the holes, contrary to what might be expected around
prehistoric
kitchens.
Knives have also been used, not only for eating but as tools and weapons, since
prehistoric
times.
Gary may have made sculptures of
prehistoric
animals from outdated auto-parts, but his works are timeless.
Since
prehistoric
times, locals have scratched away the topsoil from these hills to expose the chalk underneath.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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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