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prehistory definition

pre·his·tory (prē his′tə rē)

noun

  1. history before recorded history, as learned from archaeology, etc.
  2. the background of incidents, etc. leading to an event, crisis, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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