"prehistoric" in the adjective sense
1. prehistoric, prehistorical
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
"prehistoric settlements"
"prehistoric peoples"
2. prehistoric
of or relating to times before written history
"prehistoric archeology"
3. prehistoric
no longer fashionable
"my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
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