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prehistoric
adjective · Say it: pree-hi-STOR-ik
What it means
Foundationfrom the very long-ago time before people wrote things down
At the museum, we saw the bones of a huge prehistoric animal.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- ancient
- primeval
- primitive
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- modern
More examples
- Our class learnt how prehistoric people made tools from stone.
Where the word comes from
From 'pre-' meaning before, added to 'historic', from Greek 'historia'.
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