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Precambrian

//priːˈkam.bɹɪ.ən// adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the time and geology dated before the Phanerozoic informal, not-comparable

    "When you look at a Precambrian trilobite in the lobby of a New York bank, it is difficult to speculate about its primeval environment."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Precambrian supereon; spanning from the formation of the Earth around 4.6 billion years ago to the emergence of hard-shelled creatures 541 million years ago.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pre- + Cambrian.

Etymology 2

From pre- + Cambrian.

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