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prehistoric

Pronunciation: /priːhɪˈstɒrɪk/

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Definition of prehistoric

adjective

  • relating to or denoting the period before written records:prehistoric man
  • informal very old, primitive, or out of date:my dad’s electric typewriter was a prehistoric machine

Derivatives

prehistorically

adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic)

prehistoric in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of prehistoric in the US English dictionary