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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespreistoria
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prey-stohr-ee-ah
"Molti misteri rimangono nella preistoria umana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The period of human history before events were recorded in writing, spanning from the appearance of human tool use down to the invention of writing systems.
"Archaeologists uncovered ancient stone tools that shed new light on human life during prehistory." - 2
The events or background circumstances leading up to a particular situation or development.
"To understand the current political crisis, one must examine the turbulent prehistory of the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'prae-' meaning 'before' combined with 'history', which traces back through Latin to the Greek 'historia' meaning 'inquiry or account'. The term was coined in the 19th century to describe the vast span of human existence before the advent of written records.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prehistory" is said worldwide
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préhistoire
Transliteration: pree-stcehr
"Les peintures rupestres datent de la préhistoire."
Vorgeschichte
Transliteration: for-ge-shikh-te
"Die Vorgeschichte der Menschheit ist faszinierend."
preistoria
Transliteration: prey-stohr-ee-ah
"Molti misteri rimangono nella preistoria umana."
prehistoria
Transliteration: prey-ees-to-ryah
"La prehistoria abarca miles de años antes de la escritura."
pré-história
Transliteration: prey-ees-tohr-ee-ah
"O estudo da pré-história ajuda a entender a evolução."
प्रागैतिहास
Transliteration: praagaitihas
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"प्रागैतिहास मानव विकास को समझने में मदद करता है।"
史前史
Transliteration: shǐ qián shǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"考古学家们正在研究人类的史前史。"
선사 시대
Transliteration: seonsa sidae
Script: 한국어 한글
"인류의 선사 시대는 문자가 발명되기 전의 시대이다."
先史時代
Transliteration: senshi jidai
Script: 日本語
"先史時代の遺跡から多くの遺物が発見された。"
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