prehistoric
adjective/ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/
Frequency rank: #8,417 most common English word
Meaning
relating to the time before written history was recorded.
Example sentence
The museum displayed prehistoric tools made by early humans thousands of years ago.
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