PREHISTORIC


Meaning of PREHISTORIC in English

pre ‧ his ‧ tor ‧ ic /ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk◂ $ -ˈstɔː-, -ˈstɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ historian , ↑ history , ↑ prehistory ; adjective : ↑ historic , ↑ prehistoric , ↑ historical ; adverb : ↑ historically ]

1 . relating to the time in history before anything was written down:

prehistoric burial grounds

prehistoric animals

2 . very old-fashioned – used humorously:

a prehistoric attitude towards women

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.