Definition of prehistoric
1 : of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history
2 : of or relating to a language in a period of its development from which contemporary records of its sounds and forms have not been preserved
3 : regarded as being outdated or outmoded prehistoric attitudes
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Examples of prehistoric in a Sentence
His attitudes about women are downright prehistoric.
prehistoric notions about mental illness that have no place in today's world
Recent Examples of prehistoric from the Web
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Which means our immune systems would have no idea how to fight back when those prehistoric plagues emerge from the ice.
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That’s true in the sense that a prehistoric fish might have gazed at the shore and declared its species was going all-land based.
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This year's theme was prehistoric creatures in a nod to Gail Borden Public Library's Dinosaur Giants exhibit.
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For the uninitiated, the first Tremors film dealt with giant, prehistoric, worm-like monsters called Graboids attacking the small desert town.
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Dropping 10 fathoms down, below the green waves of the Gulf and back in time to this prehistoric world amounts to a sort of time traveler’s journey.
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The prehistoric site of ancient stones in Wiltshire may have been a sacred place of worship and celebration for the summer solstice for thousands of years, according to English Heritage, which manages the popular destination.
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Although younger than the Cyprus cat, the discovery made Van Neer wonder whether prehistoric Egyptians could have independently domesticated the modern feline.
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A new fossil whale described by paleontologist Olivier Lambert and colleagues is the latest piece of whales’ prehistoric puzzle.
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First Known Use of prehistoric
1832
PREHISTORIC Defined for English Language Learners
prehistoric
playDefinition of prehistoric for English Language Learners
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: of, relating to, or existing in the time before people could write
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: very old or outdated
PREHISTORIC Defined for Kids
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: relating to or existing in the time before written history began prehistoric animals
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