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(priːhɪstɒrɪk, US -tɔːr-)
adjective
Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down.
...the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux.
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prehistoric in British English

(ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk) or prehistorical
adjective
of or relating to humankind's development before the appearance of the written word
Derived forms
prehistorically (ˌprehisˈtorically)
adverb

prehistoric in American English

(ˌprihɪsˈtɔrɪk)
adjective
of the period before recorded history
: also ˌprehisˈtorical
Derived forms
prehistorically (ˌprehisˈtorically)
adverb

Examples of 'prehistoric' in a sentence
prehistoric

Most of the prehistoric monuments that have come down to us served ritual or symbolic purposes, rather than utilitarian ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most of the prehistoric monuments that have come down to us served ritual or symbolicpurposes, rather than utilitarian ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You will also be able to visit caves to see prehistoric rock paintings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The earliest human stories are told in prehistoric cave paintings.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Along the way are some of the oldest known prehistoric sites and temples.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This prehistoric monument seems to be one of the earliest stone circles and has survived unscathed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Stonehenge is perhaps the most famous prehistoric monument in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
One of the team is killed in a battle to save the planet from an army of terrifying prehistoric beasts!
The Sun (2008)
He left dozens of prehistoric sites.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
While many people think these prehistoric monsters are mythical creatures, they could really exist.
The Sun (2006)
There, they discover a world full of prehistoric creatures!
The Sun (2008)
B-movie insanity in which the Californian coast is terrorised by two prehistoric sea creatures.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I wonder if the prehistoric monster is somehow symbolic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Expect boulders as high as houses eroded into weird shapes, caves daubed with prehistoric paintings and spectacular displays of springtime orchids.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
COULD graffiti scrawled in a rented house in the 1970s be as important as prehistoric cave paintings?
The Sun (2011)
It's all about empathy - picturing yourself as the mighty prehistoric beast.
The Sun (2012)
Our most famous prehistoric monument isn't included, and quite right too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These were not only a record of all the prehistoric and Roman sites for which Dorset is famed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But if you do, don't be surprised if you end up on the lunch menu on an island crawling with massive prehistoric creatures.
Christianity Today (2000)
A guard escorted me through the factory floor, crowded with huge, arcane machines that looked like prehistoric monsters.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me

In other languages
prehistoric

British English: prehistoric /ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/ ADJECTIVE
Prehistoric people and things existed at a time before information was written down.
...prehistoric cave paintings.
  • American English: prehistoric
  • Arabic: مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِـمَا قَبْلَ التَّارِيخ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pré-histórico
  • Chinese: 史前的
  • Croatian: pretpovijesni
  • Czech: pravěký
  • Danish: forhistorisk
  • Dutch: prehistorisch
  • European Spanish: prehistórico
  • Finnish: esihistoriallinen
  • French: préhistorique
  • German: prähistorisch
  • Greek: προϊστορικός
  • Italian: preistorico
  • Japanese: 有史前の
  • Korean: 선사시대의
  • Norwegian: forhistorisk
  • Polish: prehistoryczny
  • European Portuguese: pré-histórico
  • Romanian: preistoric
  • Russian: доисторический
  • Latin American Spanish: prehistórico
  • Swedish: förhistorisk
  • Thai: ก่อนประวัติศาสตร์
  • Turkish: tarih öncesi
  • Ukrainian: доісторичний
  • Vietnamese: tiền sử

Chinese translation of 'prehistoric'

prehistoric

(ˈpriːhɪsˈtɔrɪk)

adj

  1. 史前的 (shǐqián de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
of man's development before the appearance of the written word
prehistoric cave painting
Synonyms
earliest
early
early man's cultural development
primitive
primitive birds from the dinosaur era
primordial
Twenty million years ago this was dense primordial forest.
primeval
a vast expanse of primeval swamp
2 (adjective) 
The engine was based on almost prehistoric technology.
Synonyms
antiquated
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.
ancient
He produced articles and stories on his ancient typewriter.
out of date
processes using out-of-date technology and very old equipment
archaic
These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook.
antediluvian
those antediluvian days before television
out of the ark (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ancient
He produced articles and stories on his ancient typewriter.
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
past,
dated,
outdated,
obsolete,
out of date,
old-time,
archaic,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
musty,
old hat,
behind the times,
fusty,
superannuated,
out of style,
obsolescent,
square (informal),
cobwebby,
démodé,
out of the ark (informal),
oldfangled,
(old-)fogeyish
in the sense of antediluvian
Definition
old-fashioned
those antediluvian days before television
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
ancient,
antique,
obsolete,
out-of-date,
archaic,
antiquated,
passé,
out of the ark (informal),
old as the hills
in the sense of archaic
Definition
out of date or old-fashioned
These archaic practices are advocated by people of limited outlook.
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
obsolete,
out of date,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
superannuated

Synonyms of 'prehistoric'

prehistoric

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of early
Definition
near the beginning of the development or history of something
early man's cultural development
Synonyms
primitive,
first,
earliest,
young,
original,
undeveloped,
primordial,
primeval
in the sense of out of date
processes using out-of-date technology and very old equipment
Synonyms
old-fashioned,
ancient,
dated,
discarded,
extinct,
outdated,
stale,
obsolete,
démodé,
archaic,
unfashionable,
superseded,
antiquated,
outmoded,
passé,
old hat,
behind the times,
superannuated,
out of style,
outworn,
obsolescent,
out of the ark (informal),
oldfangled
in the sense of primeval
Definition
of the earliest age of the world
a vast expanse of primeval swamp
Synonyms
earliest,
old,
original,
ancient,
primitive,
first,
early,
pristine,
primal,
prehistoric,
primordial
in the sense of primitive
Definition
of or belonging to the beginning
primitive birds from the dinosaur era
Synonyms
early,
first,
earliest,
original,
primary,
elementary,
pristine,
primordial,
primeval
in the sense of primordial
Definition
existing at or from the beginning
Twenty million years ago this was dense primordial forest.
Synonyms
primeval,
primitive,
first,
earliest,
pristine,
primal,
prehistoric
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