antehuman

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antehuman

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From ante- + human.

adjective

not comparable Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens. I am sure that all will join in the wish that Professor Huxley would give an outline of what is known of the antehuman history of the globe.
Similar: prehuman

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"antehuman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antehuman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"antehuman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antehuman.

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@misc{antehuman_2026,
  title = {antehuman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antehuman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}