Vorgeschichte

German

Etymology

vor- +‎ Geschichte

Noun

Vorgeschichte f (genitive Vorgeschichte, plural Vorgeschichten)

(of a thing) past history
(of a person) background
(history before written records, singular only) prehistory
(history before an event, singular only) prehistory

Synonyms

(history before written records): Urgeschichte

Antonyms

(history before an event): Nachgeschichte

Related terms

(history): vorgeschichtlich

Further reading

Vorgeschichte in Duden online

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