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Definition of Prehistoric
1. Adjective. Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history. "Prehistoric peoples"
2. Adjective. Of or relating to times before written history. "Prehistoric archeology"
3. Adjective. No longer fashionable. "My mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
Definition of Prehistoric
1. a. Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.
Definition of Prehistoric
1. Adjective. Of relating to the epoch before written record. ¹
2. Adjective. Nonmodern. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prehistoric
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prehistoric
Literary usage of Prehistoric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"This doll-like carving of antler is considered to be one of the finest pieces of
prehistoric art ever found in northwestern America. ..."
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1890)
"HISTORIC AND prehistoric RELICS. HOW THEY ARE TO BE DISTINGUISHED. One of the
most interesting objects of study for the archaeologists of America is the one ..."
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Contemp 107:390-3 Mr '15 prehistoric man and his early efforts to combat disease.
TW Parry, "il Sci Am S 78: 365-6 D 5 '14 prehistoric man and his story, ..."
4. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1905)
"The thought impressed upon the mind by this array of subjects, is that religion
has been a most important factor in historic and prehistoric ages, alike, ..."
5. A Short History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney (1919)
"prehistoric Races. — Mankind lived in Britain for unnumbered centuries before any
... Burial mounds, the prehistoric Chalk- foundations of houses, ..."
6. The Beginnings of Libraries by Ernest Cushing Richardson (1914)
"prehistoric and historic libraries Leaving aside, however, ... This long period
may be divided into prehistoric and historic or beginnings and later ..."
7. The History of North America by Guy Carleton Lee (1905)
"CHAPTER II THE GENERAL RESULT OF prehistoric EVOLUTION BEFORE attempting to trace
the course of events and processes of the past, which brought about the ..."
8. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1889)
"Sir John Lubbock, in his prehistoric Times as illustrated by ancient remains,
and the manners and customs of modern savages? gathered the evidence which ..."
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