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Prehistoric Very Common

Origin: Latin prefix pre-

Prehistoric has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

"prehistoric settlements"

"prehistoric peoples"

2

of or relating to times before written history

"prehistoric archeology"

3

no longer fashionable

"my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"

4

Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

"The cave paintings we discovered in the valley offer a rare glimpse into prehistoric life before any form of writing existed."

Example Sentences
"prehistoric settlements" adjective
"prehistoric peoples" adjective
"prehistoric archeology" adjective
"my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ric cric eric uric tric bric elric baric deric zoric lyric xeric seric ulric doric ceric moric roric daric adric
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