prehuman

prehuman
Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens

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  • prehuman — /pree hyooh meuhn/ or, often, / yooh /, adj. 1. preceding the appearance or existence of human beings: the prehuman ages. 2. of or pertaining to a human prototype. n. 3. a prehuman animal. [1835 45; PRE + HUMAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • prehuman — adjective Date: 1844 1. antedating the appearance of human beings 2. of, relating to, or being an extinct primate and especially an extinct hominid that resembles or is ancestral to humans • prehuman noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prehuman — pre•hu•man [[t]priˈhyu mən[/t]] often [[t] ˈyu [/t]] adj. 1) pan preceding the appearance or existence of human beings 2) pan of or pertaining to a human prototype 3) pan a prehuman animal • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • prehuman — adj. pertaining to the evolutionary ancestors of humankind; from the period before the appearance of humankind, from before the age of humans …   English contemporary dictionary

  • prehuman — adjective relating to or denoting the time before the appearance of human beings. noun a precursor of the human species …   English new terms dictionary

  • prehuman — pre·human …   English syllables

  • prehuman — /ˌpriˈhjumən/ (say .pree hyoohmuhn) adjective before the advent or evolution of humankind …  

  • prehuman — adj. existing before the time of man …   Useful english dictionary

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