prehistorically
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- adverb
- /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪkli/
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prehistóricamente
- DIAGRAM: Fig. 1—Western Mesoamerica, including the arid highlands where irrigation was used prehistorically.
- prehistorically in Mesoamerica
Examples
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Animals that lived prehistorically have taught us much about evolution and the planet's past.
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The cave paintings were created prehistorically and offer a glimpse into early human life.
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At least three other aspects of common dam construction were not found prehistorically in Mesoamerica.
Academic text (1995) -
Prehistorically, America once got involved in the North-South relations of Korea, and it turned out that America had been involved for nothing.
Blog text (11) -
And prehistorically.
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However, with the exception of only one other site, the practice of lining canals was completely unknown throughout Mesoamerica prehistorically.
Academic text (1995) -
Historically—and prehistorically, nations have always resisted aggressive and unwelcome invasion. The whole history of warfare, which is the history of the human race, by the way, tells us that.
Blog text (1) -
No archaeological evidence exists to indicate that any type of permanent gate structures, such as pairs of vertical posts embedded on both sides of canals and between which branches or planks could be stacked or through which mats could be placed, existed prehistorically anywhere in Mesoamerica.
Academic text (1995) -
Archaeologists found evidence of ancient tools that were used prehistorically in the region.
Synonyms
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A long time ago
How Ancient
Surface Forms
Morphology
prehistorically = prehistorical (transparent) = pre + history + ic + al + ly
This is a regular adverb formation from the adjective 'prehistorical' meaning 'in a prehistorical way'.
Etymology
The word prehistorically is made of pre- meaning 'before' and history meaning 'stories or records of the past'. So prehistorically describes something that happened in a time before people wrote records.