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prehistorics

prehistorics noun: the scientific study of prehistory.

Noun

prehistorics (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of prehistory.
    • Mr. W. A. Franks is curator of prehistorics at the British Museum.1888, Stephen Denison Peet, The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, volume 10, page 17

Questions about prehistorics

What does prehistorics mean?
Prehistorics means the scientific study of prehistory.
What part of speech is prehistorics?
Prehistorics is a noun.

Words near prehistorics in the dictionary

  1. prehistoric
  2. prehistoric age
  3. prehistoric ages
  4. prehistorical
  5. prehistorically
  6. prehistorics
  7. prehistories
  8. prehistory
  9. Prehn
  10. prehnite
  11. prehnitene

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