Pre-historic

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹi- hɪˈstɔɹɪk/

Pre-historic (adj)

  1. Relating to a time before people wrote records, so we know about it mainly from objects and remains.
  2. Used to describe something from a very long time ago, when there are no written details.

Pre-historic (adjective)

Examples

  • The cave paintings are pre-historic, from before written records.
  • Archaeologists study pre-historic tools to understand life before written records.