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prehistoric
01
relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
Archaeologists discovered prehistoric artifacts in the cave.
02
referring to a stage in the development of a language for which no written records of its sounds or forms have survived
Examples
Linguists study prehistoric languages by comparing their descendants to reconstruct lost forms.
03
extremely old or outdated
Informal
Examples
His cellphone is so prehistoric, it does n’t even have a touch screen.
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prehistoric
historic
history
