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PREHISTORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
Synonyms:
prehistoric culture; prehistory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("prehistory" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Meronyms (parts of "prehistory"):
Bronze Age ((archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons)
Iron Age ((archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons)
Stone Age ((archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements)
glacial epoch; glacial period; ice age (any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface)
Derivation:
prehistoric (belonging to or existing in times before recorded history)
prehistoric (of or relating to times before written history)
