how to pronounce prehistoric

/ˌpɹiːhɪsˈtɔːɹɪk/

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prehistoric is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of prehistoric in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in clear lakes prehistoric past …”

meanings of prehistoric

adjective:

Synonym of ancient: very old, nonmodern, unfashionable, etc.
Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

prehistoric frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word prehistoric occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prehistoric can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that prehistoric can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;