prehumanadj.n.

Brit.

/priːˈhjuːmən/, U.S.

/priˈ(h)jumən/

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

Etymology: < pre- prefix + human adj.With use as noun compare earlier protohuman n.

A. adj.

Occurring before the appearance of human beings, esp. in the evolutionary stage immediately preceding the development of modern humans; denoting or belonging to this period. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of a prehuman.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [adjective]

prehuman1844

protohuman1899

pre-man1912

prehominid1940

hominine1957

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

pre-Adamite1675

pre-Adamitical1678

pre-Adamitic1789

pre-Adamic1836

prehuman1844

pre-man1912

1844 R. Chambers Vestiges Nat. Hist. Creation 147 Throughout the whole of the pre-human period.

1883 A. Wilson in G. Allen et al. Nature Stud. (new ed.) 105 That which the evolutionist and naturalist desire to know, is the nature of the forms which..must have connected the human root-stock with the pre-human root.

1900 H. Macpherson Herbert Spencer 117 Studying mental processes in their earlier pre-human manifestations.

1958 A. R. Radcliffe-Brown Method in Social Anthropol. ii. v. 181 It is reasonable to fix the real change from pre-human to human social life by reference to the beginnings of language.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 9 Feb. b2/2 These pre-human females could no longer swing in the trees, babies on their backs.

B. n.

An anthropoid primate that is considered to be an evolutionary ancestor or early representative of humankind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [noun]

apeman1864

Pithecanthropus1873

Cro-Magnon1892

protohuman1899

pre-man1903

prehuman1922

prehominid1939

1922 Sci. Monthly Aug. 112 The pre-humans were not meat-eaters.

1962 D. J. Merrell Evol. & Genetics xxxiii. 333 The fossil evidence indicates that prehumans must have come from a generalized anthropoid ape, which lived on the ground but had arboreal ancestors.

2004 Nature 29 Apr. p. ix/2 Modern humans develop at a more leisurely pace..than the pre-humans Homo antecessor and Homo heidelbergensis.

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

单词	prehuman
释义	prehumanadj.n. Brit. /priːˈhjuːmən/, U.S. /priˈ(h)jumən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, human adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + human adj.With use as noun compare earlier protohuman n. A. adj. Occurring before the appearance of human beings, esp. in the evolutionary stage immediately preceding the development of modern humans; denoting or belonging to this period. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of a prehuman. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [adjective] prehuman1844 protohuman1899 pre-man1912 prehominid1940 hominine1957 the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre-human pre-Adamite1675 pre-Adamitical1678 pre-Adamitic1789 pre-Adamic1836 prehuman1844 pre-man1912 1844 R. Chambers Vestiges Nat. Hist. Creation 147 Throughout the whole of the pre-human period. 1883 A. Wilson in G. Allen et al. Nature Stud. (new ed.) 105 That which the evolutionist and naturalist desire to know, is the nature of the forms which..must have connected the human root-stock with the pre-human root. 1900 H. Macpherson Herbert Spencer 117 Studying mental processes in their earlier pre-human manifestations. 1958 A. R. Radcliffe-Brown Method in Social Anthropol. ii. v. 181 It is reasonable to fix the real change from pre-human to human social life by reference to the beginnings of language. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 9 Feb. b2/2 These pre-human females could no longer swing in the trees, babies on their backs. B. n. An anthropoid primate that is considered to be an evolutionary ancestor or early representative of humankind. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > transitional types > [noun] apeman1864 Pithecanthropus1873 Cro-Magnon1892 protohuman1899 pre-man1903 prehuman1922 prehominid1939 1922 Sci. Monthly Aug. 112 The pre-humans were not meat-eaters. 1962 D. J. Merrell Evol. & Genetics xxxiii. 333 The fossil evidence indicates that prehumans must have come from a generalized anthropoid ape, which lived on the ground but had arboreal ancestors. 2004 Nature 29 Apr. p. ix/2 Modern humans develop at a more leisurely pace..than the pre-humans Homo antecessor and Homo heidelbergensis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1844
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