Look up: Prehistoric

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   Prehistoric
   Prehistoric refers to the time before people began recording history in writing. This time varies from culture to culture.
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   prehistoric
   [adj] - of or relating to times before written history 2. [adj] - belonging to or existing in times before recorded history 3. [adj] - (informal) `my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes`
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   Prehistoric
   General terms for all the periods before the start of historical records. This is mostly before the Roman period for Britain - the first mention of the northern Iron Age Brigantes tribe is in 49AD. See the specialised entries for Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age. The time depth of the term can be widened for certain asp...
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   prehistoric
   Of,relating to,or existing in times antedating written history;i.e.in the United States and in South America,prior to Spanish Conquest;in Western Europe,before Greeks;in the Near East,before the invention of writing during the third millennium B.C.. Category: Botany and zoology
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   Prehistoric
   Pre`his·tor'ic adjective Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.
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   prehistoric
   prehistorical adjective belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; `prehistoric settlements`; `prehistoric peoples`
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   prehistoric
   adjective no longer fashionable; `my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes`
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   prehistoric
   adjective of or relating to times before written history; `prehistoric archeology`
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   Prehistoric
   • (a.) Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.
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    prehistoric
    prehistoric A reference to any period for which there is no documentary evidence and the study of cultures before written history or of more recent cultures lacking formal historical records.
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