prehistorical

1. 1.

   belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

   “prehistoric settlements”

   “prehistoric peoples”

   Synonymsprehistoric

   Similarpast

Questions about prehistorical

What does prehistorical mean?

prehistorical means "belonging to or existing in times before recorded history".

How many syllables are in prehistorical?

prehistorical has 5 syllables: pre-hi-sto-ri-cal. The stress falls on "sto".

What is another word for prehistorical?

Close synonyms include prehistoric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prehistorical a common word?

prehistorical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.