prehistoric
- adjective
- /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔrɪk/
- Archaeologists discovered prehistoric tools that were used by ancient humans thousands of years ago.
- prehistoric times
- prehistoric sites
- prehistoric people
Casual sexuality was the norm for our prehistoric ancestors.
- Casual sexuality was the norm for our prehistoric ancestors.
- OK, prehistoric men and women were less divided than we thought.
- So going back to our prehistoric ancestors on the savannahs of East Africa, they were living in small groups.
- They say they're, they say they're like prehistoric, which is prehistory.
- There has actually been fights over when they, they discover prehistoric poop, like fossilized poop.
- I thought the bodies had been preserved under there like famous prehistoric remains in ice, but no, they are their own shapes of their terror stricken forms.
Examples
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So going back to our prehistoric ancestors on the savannahs of East Africa, they were living in small groups.
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Nevertheless, evidence of several types of dams dating to prehistoric times does exist in Mesoamerica.
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OK, prehistoric men and women were less divided than we thought.
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Any more of these prehistoric creatures coming through that door?
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...10 examine prehistoric art forms, hundreds of thousands of years old.
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A throwback to the prehistoric age.
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The site contains one of the most impressive prehistoric stone monuments found in Africa.
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Etowah River is a monument of a great prehistoric North American culture.
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Meanwhile, scientists say a prehistoric lion cub discovered in Siberia is the best preserved Ice Age animal ever found.
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However, all the prehistoric remains we have yet to discover in permafrost are at risk, along with much more, because permafrost is thawing rapidly.
Synonyms
Very old and from a long time ago
A time before people wrote things down
Compounds
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prehistoric comes from pre- ('before') and historic ('written history'). So it refers to times, places, or animals from the long period before people wrote things down.