protohistory

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ history.

Noun

protohistory (countable and uncountable, plural protohistories)

  1. (archaeology, history) The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page ii:
      And at all times, now as in proto-history, the membrum virile is the symbol of creation, the ultimate basis and source of life.

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