What is the meaning of prehistoric?

adjective

  • Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history.
    • usage: "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
  • Of or relating to times before written history.
    • usage: "prehistoric archeology"
  • No longer fashionable.
    • usage: "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
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