PREHISTORY


Meaning of PREHISTORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-ˈhis-t(ə-)rē ]

noun

Date: 1871

1. : the study of prehistoric humankind

2. : a history of the antecedents of an event, situation, or thing

3. : the prehistoric period of human evolution

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.