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Old 05-7-2004, 06:47 PM   #5
Afrobean
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Hey DracIV, Prehistoric comes from a prefix of pre- being placed before history. Pre- means before, and therefore prehistoric means before history. History is defined as a chronological record of significant events. So, If we (the people of the present) have any knowledge of the past, it's historic. Something can only be prehistoric if we have no evidence of what happened back then.

I hope this come off as ranting; I was just really trying to define prehistoric in a definite manner. I don't mean any offense if I come off sounding like an ass.
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