PREHISTORIC


Meaning of PREHISTORIC in English

/ ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk; NAmE -ˈstɔːr-; -ˈstɑːr-/ adjective

connected with the time in history before information was written down :

in prehistoric times

prehistoric man / remains / animals / burial sites

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.