prehistory
noun/ˌpriːˈhɪstri/
/ˌpriːˈhɪstri/
- [uncountable] the period of time in history before information was written down
- These climate changes continued throughout prehistory.
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- [singular] the earliest stages of the development of something
- the prehistory of capitalism
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