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préhistorique

French, adjective/pʁe.is.tɔ.ʁik/

préhistorique is a French adjective meaning “prehistoric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la préhistoire”.

What does préhistorique mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    prehistoric

  2. 2

    prehistoric, antiquated

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif à la préhistoire. 2. Qui est très ancien et paraît suranné.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of préhistorique

  • préhistoriques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce préhistorique?

  • /pʁe.is.tɔ.ʁik/
  • \pʁe.is.tɔ.ʁik\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to préhistorique

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is préhistorique in French?

préhistorique appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).