pre-Adamiticadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːadəˈmɪtɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌpriˌædəˈmɪdɪk/

Forms: 1700s preadamitick, 1700s– pre-Adamitic. Also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: pre- prefix, proper name Adam , -itic suffix.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + Adam (see Adam n.¹) + -itic suffix. Compare earlier pre-Adamite adj. 1, pre-Adamitical adj.

= pre-Adamite adj. 1.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre-human

pre-Adamite1675

pre-Adamitical1678

pre-Adamitic1789

pre-Adamic1836

prehuman1844

pre-man1912

1789 S. Ayscough Gen. Index Gentleman's Mag. 337/2 Pre-adamitic history.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 127 These, however, have been by some, ascribed to some fictitious Preadamitick periods.

1865 N. Wiseman in Ess. Relig. & Lit. 1st Ser. 26 How many human skeletons have been announced as found in preadamitic positions!

1932 V. Dabney Liberalism in South xi. 193 Professor Alexander Winchell..had the temerity in 1878 to express a belief in the pre- Adamitic origin of man.

1981 G. Daniel Short Hist. Archaeol. i. 36 He said that the ‘thunderbolts’ were in fact the artifacts of a primitive..pre-Adamitic race.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-adamitic
释义	pre-Adamiticadj. Brit. /ˌpriːadəˈmɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpriˌædəˈmɪdɪk/ Forms: 1700s preadamitick, 1700s– pre-Adamitic. Also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: pre- prefix, proper name Adam , -itic suffix. Etymology: < pre- prefix + Adam (see Adam n.¹) + -itic suffix. Compare earlier pre-Adamite adj. 1, pre-Adamitical adj. = pre-Adamite adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre-human pre-Adamite1675 pre-Adamitical1678 pre-Adamitic1789 pre-Adamic1836 prehuman1844 pre-man1912 1789 S. Ayscough Gen. Index Gentleman's Mag. 337/2 Pre-adamitic history. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 127 These, however, have been by some, ascribed to some fictitious Preadamitick periods. 1865 N. Wiseman in Ess. Relig. & Lit. 1st Ser. 26 How many human skeletons have been announced as found in preadamitic positions! 1932 V. Dabney Liberalism in South xi. 193 Professor Alexander Winchell..had the temerity in 1878 to express a belief in the pre- Adamitic origin of man. 1981 G. Daniel Short Hist. Archaeol. i. 36 He said that the ‘thunderbolts’ were in fact the artifacts of a primitive..pre-Adamitic race. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1789
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