prehistoric Definition
pre·his·toric (prē′his tôr′ik)
adjective
of the period before recorded history
prehistoric Related Forms
pre′·his·tor′i·cally adverb
prehistoric Synonyms
prehistoric Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- monument: Stonehenge is England's most famous prehistoric monument, erected over 5000 years ago.
- mound: On North Muir are two outstanding examples of prehistoric burial mounds, which date to a period around 2,500 to 2,000 BC.
- pottery: Dr. Mel Johnson specializes in the prehistoric pottery of Scotland.
- earthwork: Some very old flint tools and weapons have been discovered in the area; and there are also the sites of prehistoric earthworks.
- archeology: The Prehistoric Society: research fund Grants from the general fund are to assist research into prehistoric archeology in any part of the world.
- burial: Very few prehistoric burials are known in the Severn Vale.
Modifying Another Word
- late: Teaching: Late prehistoric and Roman Britain and Europe, co-ordinator for Certificate in British Archeology, Shrewsbury.
- even: Perhaps the origin of Mother's Day goes back to Roman or even prehistoric times.
- early: It gives a new perspective on the archeology of this part of Yorkshire from the early prehistoric to Anglo-Saxon periods.
- probably: In some areas ( for example, 13 and 25 ) much of the current field pattern is probably prehistoric in origin.
- not: In short, I am not prehistoric but 53 years of age with all my own teeth.
- now: Now prehistoric man could control food production, plan his agriculture, and exert some control on nature.
Preposition: in
origin: In some areas ( for example, 13 and 25 ) much of the current field pattern is probably prehistoric in origin.
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