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protohistory

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From proto- + history.

noun protohistories

  1. countable, uncountable The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings. And at all times, now as in proto-history, the membrum virile is the symbol of creation, the ultimate basis and source of life.

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Españolprotohistoria
Françaisprotohistoire
Ελληνικάπρωτοϊστορία protoïstoría
Românăprotoistorie

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@misc{protohistory_2026,
  title = {protohistory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protohistory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}