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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•to•his•to•ry (prō′tō his′tə rē, -his′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Archaeology, Anthropologya branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
- Archaeology, Anthropologythe period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins.
- 1915–20; proto- + history
pro•to•his•to•ri•an (prō′tō hi stôr′ē ən, -stōr′-),USA pronunciation n. pro•to•his•tor•ic (prō′tō hi stôr′ik, -stor′-),USA pronunciation pro′to•his•tor′i•cal, adj. |