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Preclassic

Preclassic adjective: designating a formative period in Mesoamerican history, from 2000 BCE to 250 CE, during which large-scale ceremonial architecture, writing, cities and states developed.

Adjective

Preclassic (not comparable)

  1. Designating a formative period in Mesoamerican history, from 2000 BCE to 250 CE, during which large-scale ceremonial architecture, writing, cities and states developed.
  2. Designating a transformative period in Maya history from the beginning of permanent village life c. 1000 BC until the advent of the Classic Period c. 250 AD.

Questions about Preclassic

What does Preclassic mean?
Preclassic means designating a formative period in Mesoamerican history, from 2000 BCE to 250 CE, during which large-scale ceremonial architecture, writing, cities and states developed.
What part of speech is Preclassic?
Preclassic is an adjective.

Words near Preclassic in the dictionary

  1. preclamped
  2. preclamping
  3. preclare
  4. preclarified
  5. preclass
  6. Preclassic
  7. preclassical
  8. preclassification
  9. preclassified
  10. preclassifies
  11. preclassify

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