What does "protohistoric" mean?

Of or pertaining to protohistory.

Protohistoric

Common synonyms include: aboriginal, ancestral, ante bellum, antediluvian, antepatriarchal, atavistic.

adj

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Adjective

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Of or pertaining to protohistory. not-comparable
""The Arab al-Arabá" (or al-Aribah, or al-Urubíyat) are the autochthones, pre-historic, proto-historic and extinct tribes."

""The Arab al-Arabá" (or al-Aribah, or al-Urubíyat) are the autochthones, pre-historic, proto-historic and extinct tribes."

From proto- + historic.

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