pre-Adamicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːəˈdamɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpriəˈdæmɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, Adamic adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + Adamic adj. Compare earlier pre-Adamite adj., pre-Adamitic adj., pre-Adamitical adj.

Existing or taking place before the time of the biblical Adam; = pre-Adamite adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre-human

pre-Adamite1675

pre-Adamitical1678

pre-Adamitic1789

pre-Adamic1836

prehuman1844

pre-man1912

1836 I. Taylor Physical Theory Another Life xvii. 252 Are there reasons for supposing that the solid materials of our planet have served purposes in a period anterior to the birth of the human family?..if so, these pre-adamic families, like the children of Adam, may have [etc.].

1845 Amer. Whig Rev. July 12/2 Fragments of immense tusks fossilised, which must have belonged to some antediluvian or pre-Adamic race of animals that produced ivory.

1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. xii. 133 By geology we have learned that there was a long pre~adamic history of the globe.

1922 F. P. Grove Over Prairie Trails iv. 122 It looked so harsh, so millennial-old, so antediluvian and pre-adamic.

1956 PMLA 71 440 He never makes clear just what he has in mind, Druids or some pre-Adamic race such as Cuvier postulated.

2002 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 35 220/2 Pico's belief in a pre-Adamic language of creation, built up from Hebrew letters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-adamic
释义	pre-Adamicadj. Brit. /ˌpriːəˈdamɪk/, U.S. /ˌpriəˈdæmɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, Adamic adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + Adamic adj. Compare earlier pre-Adamite adj., pre-Adamitic adj., pre-Adamitical adj. Existing or taking place before the time of the biblical Adam; = pre-Adamite adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre-human pre-Adamite1675 pre-Adamitical1678 pre-Adamitic1789 pre-Adamic1836 prehuman1844 pre-man1912 1836 I. Taylor Physical Theory Another Life xvii. 252 Are there reasons for supposing that the solid materials of our planet have served purposes in a period anterior to the birth of the human family?..if so, these pre-adamic families, like the children of Adam, may have [etc.]. 1845 Amer. Whig Rev. July 12/2 Fragments of immense tusks fossilised, which must have belonged to some antediluvian or pre-Adamic race of animals that produced ivory. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. xii. 133 By geology we have learned that there was a long pre~adamic history of the globe. 1922 F. P. Grove Over Prairie Trails iv. 122 It looked so harsh, so millennial-old, so antediluvian and pre-adamic. 1956 PMLA 71 440 He never makes clear just what he has in mind, Druids or some pre-Adamic race such as Cuvier postulated. 2002 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 35 220/2 Pico's belief in a pre-Adamic language of creation, built up from Hebrew letters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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