pre|his|to|ry

pre|his|to|ry
pre|his|to|ry or pre-his|to|ry «pree HIHS tuhr ee, -tree», noun.
history before recorded history; prehistoric matters or times: »

A team of archeologists…has discovered in that unexplored waste traces of a lost people of pre-history (Harper's).


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  • pre-his|to|ry — pre|his|to|ry or pre his|to|ry «pree HIHS tuhr ee, tree», noun. history before recorded history; prehistoric matters or times: »A team of archeologists…has discovered in that unexplored waste traces of a lost people of pre history (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|his|to|ri|an — «PREE hihs TR ee uhn, TOHR », noun. a person who studies the remains, customs, and conditions of prehistoric times …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre´his|tor´i|cal|ly — pre|his|tor|ic «PREE hihs TR ihk, TOR », adjective. of or belonging to times before histories were written: »Some prehistoric people lived in caves. Prehistoric men and animals are known from skeletal materials found in the crust of the earth… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|his|tor|ic — «PREE hihs TR ihk, TOR », adjective. of or belonging to times before histories were written: »Some prehistoric people lived in caves. Prehistoric men and animals are known from skeletal materials found in the crust of the earth (Beals and Hoijer) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|his|tor|i|cal — «PREE hihs TR uh kuhl, TOR », adjective. = prehistoric. (Cf. ↑prehistoric) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre·his·to·ry — …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre·his·tor·ic — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pre-Hispanic — pre His•pan′ic adj …   From formal English to slang

  • his — ak·his·sar; an·his·tous; an·ti·his·ta·mine; ba·his·ti; de·his·cence; de·his·cent; el·o·his·tic; he·mo·his·ti·o·blast; his; his·ing·er·ite; his·lop·ite; his·pa; his·pan·i·cism; his·pan·i·cist; his·pan·i·ci·za·tion; his·pan·i·cize; his·pa·ni·dad;… …   English syllables

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