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Prehistory Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Prehistory has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word

2

History before written records, inclusive of both

3

The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.

See Also
prehistoric belgian ubaidian molecular clock prehistorically written history prior
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time period
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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