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   prehistoric

   /ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting the period before written records: "prehistoric man" Similar primitiveprimevalprimordialprimalearliestancientearlyantediluvianrare:pristineprimigenial
   • ▪ very old or out of date: "my dad's electric typewriter was a prehistoric machine" Similar out of dateoutdatedoutmodedold-fashionedpasséancientantiquatedarchaicantiquesuperannuatedanachronisticoutwornbehind the timesprimitivemedievalquaintold-fangledobsolescentobsoleteantediluvianfossilizedinformal:out of the arkold hatcreakyclunkymouldyantwackyhorse-and-buggymossyOpposite modern

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French préhistorique(see pre-, historic).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prehistorically adverb

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