prehistoric
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prehistoric
- /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɹɪk
Where it comes from
From pre- (“before”) + historic, q.v., similar to slightly earlier ante-historic.
adjective more prehistoric · most prehistoric · pre-historic
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Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
Was it then in a pre-historic time that the Romans wandered into these lands?
Similar: ante-historic
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Ancient; very old, outdated, etc.
Your idea of a woman is some one who gets on a chair and shrieks if she sees a mouse. That’s all prehistoric.
Similar: antediluvian
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: past, prehistorical, unfashionable, unstylish, prehistory, historical, ancient, historic, proleptical, primordial, primeval, primitive, antediluvian, archaic, paleolithic, neolithic
Translations
Every language
adj of relating to the epoch before written record
| Español | prehistórico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선사의 seonsa-ui, 선사 시대의 seonsa sidae-ui |
| 日本語 | 先史の senshi no, 先史時代の senshi jidai no |
| 中文 | 史前的 shǐqián de |
| हिन्दी | प्रागैतिहासिक prāgaitihāsik |
| Português | pré-histórico |
| Français | préhistorique |
| Deutsch | vorgeschichtlich, vorhistorisch, prähistorisch |
| Italiano | preistorico |
| Ελληνικά | προϊστορικός proïstorikós |
| Română | preistoric |
| Русский | доистори́ческий doistoríčeskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiền sử |
| العربية | مَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ mā qabla t-tārīḵ |
| עברית | פרהיסטורי prehistóri |
adj outdated
| Español | prehistórico |
|---|---|
| Français | préhistorique |
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title = {prehistoric},
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