prehistoric

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adj

Definition: out of date
Antonyms: modern

(prehistory) [De]

Generally referring to the time before written history assists understanding of the past. The term ‘prehistory’ was first introduced into the English language in 1851 by Daniel Wilson, Daniel in the title of his book The prehistoric annals of Scotland (London: Macmillan). The French term préhistorique was in use from the 1830s to refer to the time before the appearance of writing.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating falsehood.

    He lived in a period prehistoric,
    When all was absurd and phantasmagoric.
    Born later, when Clio, celestial recorded,
    Set down great events in succession and order,
    He surely had seen nothing droll or fortuitous
    In anything here but the lies that she threw at us.
                                                         Orpheus Bowen

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For a list of words related to prehistoric, see:

• Schools and Styles of Fine Art - prehistoric: (adj) pertaining to cave painting and other forms of Paleolithic art
• Periods of Time - prehistoric: (adj) pertaining to period before written history

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forhistorisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
prehistorisch, heel oud

Français (French)
adj. - (Archéol, fig) préhistorique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - prähistorisch, vorgeschichtlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προϊστορικός, παλιομοδίτικος, παμπάλαιος

Italiano (Italian)
preistorico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pré-histórico

Русский (Russian)
доисторический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prehistórico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förhistorisk, urtids-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有文字记载的历史以前的, 史前的, 完全过时的, 旧式的, 非常古老的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有文字記載的歷史以前的, 史前的, 完全過時的, 舊式的, 非常古老的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유사 이전의, 선사시대의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有史前の, 古風な, 有史以前の, 先史時代の, 時代遅れの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق بما قبل التاريخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מיושן, ישן, קדם-היסטורי, פרהיסטורי‬

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