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prehistoric(dictionary)
prehistoric religion(encyclopedia)
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Coa Valley(tourism)

prehistoric (iou)



prehistoric adjective. M19.
[from PRE- 2 + HISTORIC.]
Of, pertaining to, or dating from the time before written historical accounts. M19.
prehistoric archaeology the archaeology of the prehistoric period.
P. Auster An archaeologist inspecting a shard at some prehistoric ruin. P. Farmer Prehistoric cave paintings.
Extremely old or out of date. Chiefly joc. M19.
J. Buchan I obediently sampled an old hock, an older port, and a most pre-historic brandy.
prehistorical adjective M19.
prehistorically adverb L19.