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prehistoric

[pree-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-, pree-i-] / ˌpri hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-, ˌpri ɪ- /


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“This is a TV screen, but right now, no one’s making television for it,” he says, pointing to his phone and referring to the prehistoric era of late 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Other affected UNESCO-listed sites include Chehel Sotoun Palace and the Masjed-e Jame mosque in Isfahan, as well as the prehistoric sites of the Khorramabad Valley.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Southern Africa is famous for its rich record of prehistoric life, including dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The bones have been described as well preserved, and researchers said the cave was emerging as one of the most important prehistoric archives in Britain.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The chief part of it is a technical treatise on how to write poetry, but it also contains some prehistoric mythological material which is not in the Elder Edda.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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