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prehistoric

adjective
🔊/ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/
🔊/ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/
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  1. connected with the time in history before information was written down史前的；有文字记载以前的；远古的
    • in prehistoric times在史前时期
    • prehistoric man/remains/animals/burial sites史前人类／遗迹／动物／葬地
    Topics Historyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPrehistoric is used with these nouns:
    • beast
    • find
    • man
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French préhistorique (see pre-, historic).