PREHISTORIC


Meaning of PREHISTORIC in English

I. |prē(h)i|stȯrik, -tär-, -rēk adjective

or pre·his·tor·i·cal -rə̇kəl, -rēk-

Etymology: pre- + historic, historical

: of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history

• pre·his·tor·i·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li adverb

II. adjective

1. : of or relating to a language in a period of its development from which contemporary records of its actual sounds and forms have not been preserved

2. : regarded as being outdated or outmoded

prehistoric attitudes

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.