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protohistories

protohistories is the plural of protohistory.

Meaning of protohistory

Noun

protohistory (countable and uncountable, plural protohistories)

  1. The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.
    • And at all times, now as in proto-history, the membrum virile is the symbol of creation, the ultimate basis and source of life.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page ii

Questions about protohistories

What is protohistories the plural of?
Protohistories is the plural of protohistory.

Words near protohistories in the dictionary

  1. protoheterothecal
  2. protohistorian
  3. protohistorians
  4. protohistoric
  5. protohistorical
  6. protohistories
  7. protohistory
  8. protohominid
  9. protohominids
  10. protohomosexual
  11. protohuman

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