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Prehistoric — Pre his*tor ic, a. Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prehistoric — 1851, modeled on Fr. préhistorique; see PRE (Cf. pre ) + HISTORIC (Cf. historic) … Etymology dictionary
prehistoric — [adj] before recorded history ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, archaic, earliest, early, old, olden, primeval, primitive, primordial; concepts 558,560,799 … New thesaurus
prehistoric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to prehistory … English terms dictionary
prehistoric — [prē΄his tôr′ik] adj. of the period before recorded history: also prehistorical prehistorically adv … English World dictionary
prehistoric — pre|his|tor|ic [ˌpri:hıˈstɔrık US ˈsto: , ˈsta: ] adj 1.) relating to the time in history before anything was written down ▪ prehistoric burial grounds ▪ prehistoric animals 2.) very old fashioned used humorously ▪ a prehistoric attitude towards… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prehistoric — adjective 1 connected with the time in history before anything was written down: prehistoric burial grounds | prehistoric animals 2 often humorous very old fashioned: Keith s ideas about educating girls are positively prehistoric. prehistorically … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prehistoric — prehistorically, adv. /pree hi stawr ik, stor , pree i /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast. 2. Slang. outdated; passé: My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper… … Universalium
prehistoric — [[t]pri͟ːhɪstɒ̱rɪk, AM tɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down. ...the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux … English dictionary
prehistoric — adjective 1) prehistoric times Syn: primitive, primeval, primordial, primal, ancient, early, antediluvian 2) the special effects look prehistoric Syn: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old fashioned … Thesaurus of popular words
