pre·sci·en·tif·ic
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Definition of prescientific
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a period before the rise of modern science or a state prior to the application of the scientific method
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“Prescientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescientific. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of prescientific was in 1854
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