prehistoric
Of or relating to the epoch before written recordOf or relating to the epoch before written record.
» The ice has fossilised many prehistoric animals.
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2 sensesOf or relating to the epoch before written record.
vorgeschichtlich, vorhistorisch, prähistorisch
доистори́ческийdoistoríčeskij
доістори́чнийdoistorýčnyj
of or relating to times before written history
Ancient; very old, outdated, etc.
outdated
Examples
34 sentencesThe ice has fossilised many prehistoric animals.
The peninsula has been inhabited since prehistoric times.
ruПолуостров заселён с доисторических времён. — Wezel
Jonas believed that the prehistoric pictograms depicted aliens.
The prehistoric human sacrificed animals to the spirits.
They discovered the skeleton of a prehistoric animal.
Translations
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Origin
From pre- (“before”) + historic, q.v., similar to slightly earlier ante-historic.From pre- (“before”) + historic, q.v., similar to slightly earlier ante-historic.
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Forms
more prehistoric, most prehistoric| Comparative | more prehistoric Lesson |
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| Superlative | most prehistoric Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- belonging to or existing in times before recorded history:prehistorical
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form