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prehistory
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural prehistories
plural prehistories
Learner's definition of PREHISTORY
1
[noncount] : the period of time in the past before people could write : the time before history was written down史前时期
- We are learning about the prehistory of North America.我们在学习北美洲的史前历史。
2
[count] : the time and events that came before and led to the development of something历史背景 — usually singular通常用单数
- the prehistory of the Internet互联网发展的历史背景
prehistory
noun
pre·his·to·ry ˌprē-ˈhi-st(ə-)rē 
Example Sentences
We are learning about the prehistory of North America.
Recent Examples on the Web My research on the evolution of human skin pigmentation has shown that the skin color of people in prehistory was tuned to local environmental conditions, primarily to local levels of ultraviolet light. 
Nina G. Jablonski, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 Jesse’s outer drama begins with his prehistory, which is dominated by several crises, starting with the death of his uncle in 1985. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Its very time frame, reaching from his family’s prehistory to his maturity, suggests his effort to compose something like his own personal British history. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 May 2022 What emerges is a powerful prehistory of today’s private sector and government surveillance regimes. Andrew Lanham, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2022 The rock crystal jar, though, is a rare find, says Leslie Webster, former keeper of Britain, prehistory and Europe at the British Museum. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021 Archeological findings become more accurate once other researchers find different clues that match with the broad picture of human prehistory in the same part of the world. Eva Amsen, Forbes, 1 June 2022 The result is a prehistory of one of the most transfixing and agonizing celebrities of the 21st century. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 An enormous cowl neck dress with a peplum dropwaist in a crazy metallic fabric from prehistory or 500 years from now, and an even bigger medieval-ass dress with a huge cape back for a Joan of Arc ready to defend us from an army of computer hackers. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2022 See More
Nina G. Jablonski, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 Jesse’s outer drama begins with his prehistory, which is dominated by several crises, starting with the death of his uncle in 1985. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Its very time frame, reaching from his family’s prehistory to his maturity, suggests his effort to compose something like his own personal British history. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 May 2022 What emerges is a powerful prehistory of today’s private sector and government surveillance regimes. Andrew Lanham, The New Republic, 21 Apr. 2022 The rock crystal jar, though, is a rare find, says Leslie Webster, former keeper of Britain, prehistory and Europe at the British Museum. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2021 Archeological findings become more accurate once other researchers find different clues that match with the broad picture of human prehistory in the same part of the world. Eva Amsen, Forbes, 1 June 2022 The result is a prehistory of one of the most transfixing and agonizing celebrities of the 21st century. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 An enormous cowl neck dress with a peplum dropwaist in a crazy metallic fabric from prehistory or 500 years from now, and an even bigger medieval-ass dress with a huge cape back for a Joan of Arc ready to defend us from an army of computer hackers. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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