单词 | protohistory |
释义 | protohistory[ proh-toh-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree ] / ˌproʊ toʊˈhɪs tə ri, -ˈhɪs tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR protohistory ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pro·to·his·to·ries.a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history. the period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins. Origin of protohistoryFirst recorded in 1915–20; proto- + history OTHER WORDS FROM protohistorypro·to·his·to·ri·an [proh-toh-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-], /ˌproʊ toʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, nounpro·to·his·tor·ic [proh-toh-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-], /ˌproʊ toʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-/, pro·to·his·tor·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby protohistoryProtogenia, protogenic, Protogeometric, Proto-Germanic, protogynous, protohistory, protohuman, Proto-Indo-European, proto-Ionic, protolanguage, protolithic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for protohistoryprotohistory / (ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ, -ˈhɪstrɪ) / nounthe period or stage of human development or of a particular culture immediately prior to the emergence of writing Derived forms of protohistoryprotohistoric (ˌprəʊtəʊhɪˈstɒrɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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