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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 outdated; passé: My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper dress.
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Prehistorically
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
prehistoric
1851, modeled on Fr. préhistorique, from pre- + history (q.v.). Prehistory is attested from 1871.
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