prehistory (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *prehistory*:
NOUN	time	prehistory, prehistoric culture	the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word

English > *prehistory*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word.
Synonym	prehistoric culture
Parts	Bronze Age	(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
	Iron Age	(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age
	Stone Age	(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements
	ice age, glacial period, glacial epoch	Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Spanish	prehistoria
Catalan	prehistoria, prehistòria
Adjectives	prehistoric	of or relating to times before written history
Adjectives	prehistoric	belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

HyperDic: prehistory