prehistorisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- antediluvian adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
- prehistoric adjective Belonging to the time before humans kept written records.
Senses
prehistorisch is used for these senses in English:
- antediluvian (by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
- prehistoric (properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
antediluvian — full definition
- adj Belonging to the time before the great flood in the Bible, or, more broadly, before a similarly huge flood in another story.
- adj Describing plants or animals that died out long ago; prehistoric.
- adj Extremely old; ancient.
- adj So out of date that it seems almost laughably old-fashioned.
prehistoric — full definition
- adjective Belonging to the time before humans kept written records.
- adjective Extremely old-fashioned or outdated (used loosely, often humorously).
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