PREHISTORY


Meaning of PREHISTORY in English

/ ˌpriːˈhɪstri; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U ] the period of time in history before information was written down

2.

[ sing. ] the earliest stages of the development of sth :

the prehistory of capitalism

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