PROTOHISTORY

protohistory, protoanthropology

(noun) the study humans prior to the invention of writing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

protohistory (countable and uncountable, plural protohistories)

The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.

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