prehistory, prehistoric culture
(noun) the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prehistory (countable and uncountable, plural prehistories)
(properly) History before written records, inclusive of both
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
The study of those times.
(jocular, hyperbole) 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.
• (time before written records): prehistoric age, prehistoric times
• posthistory
Source: Wiktionary
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
