protohistory
protohistory noun: 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.
Noun
protohistory (countable and uncountable, plural protohistories)
- 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
protohistory meaning in Tamil
protohistory in Tamil
- முதனிலை வரலாற்றுக் காலம், வரலாற்றுத் தொடக்கக்காலம்
Forms of protohistory
| plural | protohistories |
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Origin of protohistory
From proto- + history.
Questions about protohistory
- What does protohistory mean?
- Protohistory means 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.
- What is protohistory in Tamil?
- Protohistory in Tamil is முதனிலை வரலாற்றுக் காலம், வரலாற்றுத் தொடக்கக்காலம். See Protohistory meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is protohistory?
- Protohistory is a noun.
- What is the plural of protohistory?
- The plural of protohistory is protohistories.
Words near protohistory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: protohistory (page history and authors); protohistory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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