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noun, plural -ries.
1.
human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
2.
a history of the events or incidents leading to a crisis, situation, or the like.
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Prehistory
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example Sentences
- In this lesson, students create mock fossil records based on current scientific theories about prehistory.
- We had stumbled on a lost world: pygmy survivors from an earlier era, hanging on far from the main currents of human prehistory.
- Just as the body has an anatomical prehistory of millions of years, so also does the psychic system.
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