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prehistoric

Sometimes ·󾱲·ٴǰ··

[pree-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-, pree-i-]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history.

    The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.

  2. Slang.outdated; passé.

    My mom has these prehistoric ideas about proper dress.



prehistoric

/ ˌːɪˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to man's development before the appearance of the written word

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Other Word Forms

  • prehistorically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prehistoric1

First recorded in 1850–55; pre- + historic
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After all, how can a movie about a shark — or more sharks, possibly of some mutant or prehistoric variety, depending on the film — terrorizing people not be fun, right?

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The film uses a fable-like framing story about two prehistoric cave dwellers who may very well be the first married couple.

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BBC News has come to Pipestone Creek to witness the sheer scale of this prehistoric graveyard and see how researchers are piecing together the clues.

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The original show gave the prehistoric reptiles the nature documentary treatment, offering glimpses of a world that was ruled by dinosaurs millions of years ago through the magic of CGI and animatronics.

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A Colossal video calls the species “a prehistoric pop-culture icon” — it also plays a role in “World of Warcraft,” Dungeons & Dragons and the card game Magic: The Gathering.

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