prehistory

1. History of humankind in the period before recorded history.

2. The circumstances or developments leading up to or surrounding a situation, event, or development; background: "[He] then told me the curious prehistory of his obsessive interest in the seduction theory” ( Janet Malcolm).

3. The study of humankind.

4. A history of the antecedents of an event, situation, or thing.

5. The prehistoric period of human evolution.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
prehistory	18	Scrabble

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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
prehistory	18