prehistory

noun

Meaning

(properly) History before written records, inclusive of both
Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

prehistoric(English)throat(English)paleolithic age(English)antiquity(English)ancientness(English)ancient times(English)prehistoric times(English)stone age(English)paleolithic(English)ethnography(English)archaeology(English)mesolithic(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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