prehistory
noun
Definitions
(properly) History before written records, inclusive of both
Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
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(properly) History before written records, inclusive of both
Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.