prehistorical
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6.9
- adjective
- /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
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prehistórico
- Dienekes said: I vehemently disagree with Klyosov's certainty in his own estimates and his baroque prehistorical reconstructions, but I'd never base my disagreement on the venue in which his work has appeared.
Examples
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The general effect, which would intensify as he grew into old age, was like some prehistorical version of a Jewish eagle.
Fiction book (1990) -
Famous buildings and structures, prehistorical and ancient.
Academic text (2010) -
"Now," Marcel the Bunny was saying, "I wish to call your attention to yet another prehistorical event."
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, the snarfblatt dates back to prehistorical times... when humans used to sit around and stare at each other all day.
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Rousseau only anticipated the end of history as somehow a return to humanity's prehistorical beginning.
Academic text (1996) -
He fight prehistorical felines, survived explosion, not eaten by Hitler.
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Fossils discovered at the site indicate the presence of prehistorical animals that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
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The museum has a section dedicated to prehistorical artifacts, showcasing tools used by early humans.
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The cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistorical life, revealing how our ancestors lived and hunted.
Synonyms
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5.2
From the time before people wrote things down
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8.8
Relating to the first time on Earth before people lived
Surface Forms
Morphology
prehistorical = historical (transparent) = pre + history + ical
The meaning is a straightforward prefixal extension of 'historical', meaning before the historical period or before recorded history.
Etymology
Prehistorical begins with pre- meaning 'before' and shares its root with history, which is about 'written records' of the past. So prehistorical describes things or times that existed 'before written records', meaning the time before recorded history.