prehistory

1. (countable, uncountable)The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.

   Vorzeit, Urgeschichte, Vorgeschichte

   доистори́ческий пери́одdoistoríčeskij períod, праисто́рияpraistórija, преисто́рияpreistórija

   преісто́ріяpreistórija, доісто́ріяdoistórija, передісто́ріяperedistórija

   the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word

2. (countable, uncountable)The study of those times.

3. (countable, excessive, humorous, uncountable)Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.

4. (countable, often, uncountable)The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.

   Vorgeschichte

   предысто́рияpredystórija

   передісто́ріяperedistórija

1. Archaeology is critical to the study of all history, but especially prehistory.

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2. We talked about prehistory, history, the future, the whole shebang.

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3. In prehistory, the Sahara was a much wetter place.

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4. In prehistory, Sahara was a patchwork of rivers and swamps.

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