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Definition of Premodern
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Premodern
Literary usage of Premodern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1921)
"In the first place, it follows that the present situation cannot be fully understood
without reference to the premodern State: but, on the other hand, ..."
2. Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union by Roman Szporluk (2000)
"The premodern, imperial nature of the Soviet Union was evident to the more
insightful Western scholars even before its collapse. As Benedict Anderson put ..."
3. Between Venice and Istanbul: Colonial Landscapes in Early Modern Greece by Siriol Davies, Jack L Davis (2007)
"Many studies of premodern rural populations in Europe assume that the great
majority had long-term residential stability.5 For the Mediterranean lands, ..."
4. Archaeology of Houses and Households in Ancient Crete by Kevin Glowacki, Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan (2008)
"Historical work on children and childhood in Europe has argued that our modern
conception of childhood was late to develop and was not found in premodern ..."
5. Demography: Textbook for the South African Student by Willem Petrus Mostert (1998)
"... in premodern times: Because reliable census counts, registration systems and
sample surveys are modern developments, the size of premodern populations ..."
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