Associations to the word «Prehistoric»

Wiktionary

PREHISTORIC, adjective. Of relating to the epoch before written record.
PREHISTORIC, adjective. Nonmodern.
PREHISTORIC AGE, noun. The time before written history became available.
PREHISTORIC AGES, noun. Plural of prehistoric age

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats