protohistory

 [proh-toh-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree]  

pro·to·his·to·ry

   [proh-toh-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree]
noun, plural pro·to·his·to·ries.
1.
a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
2.
the period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins.
Origin:
1915–20; proto- + history

Related forms
pro·to·his·to·ri·an  [proh-toh-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] , noun
pro·to·his·tor·ic  [proh-toh-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-] , pro·to·his·tor·i·cal, adjective
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protohistory (ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ, -ˈhɪstrɪ)
 
—n
the period or stage of human development or of a particular culture immediately prior to the emergence of writing
 
protohistoric
 
—adj

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