Definitions for prehistory

prehistory pre·his·to·ry

Spelling: [pree-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree]
IPA: /priˈhɪs tə ri, -ˈhɪs tri/

Prehistory is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 719 anagrams from letters in prehistory (ehioprrsty).

Definitions for prehistory

noun

  1. human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
  2. a history of the events or incidents leading to a crisis, situation, or the like.

Origin of prehistory

First recorded in 1870-75; pre- + history

Examples for prehistory

The attempt to place this long chapter of prehistory on a historical basis has many dangers, of which I am fully aware.

Behind them came people bearing the Nostvet culture.148 Our knowledge of Russian prehistory is still very scanty.

And it extends still further back into prehistory, that is to say, into, unwritten history.

As a matter of fact they belong to the prehistory period of Britain, and to test their value scientific methods are required.

In prehistory and paleontology there is the same geographical difference as regards the rapidity of development in time.

With this social organization ends the prehistory of the human race.

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