PROTOHISTORY Definition & Meaning

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protohistory

[ proh-toh-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree ]

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plural protohistories.

a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
the period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins.

protohistory

/ ˌprəʊtəʊhɪˈstɒrɪk; -ˈhɪstrɪ; ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ /

the period or stage of human development or of a particular culture immediately prior to the emergence of writing

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��·�ٴ�·�󾱲�·�ٴ�·��·�� [proh-toh-hi-, stawr, -ee-, uh, n, -, stohr, -], noun
��·�ٴ�·�󾱲�·�ٴǰ�·�� [proh-toh-hi-, stawr, -ik, -, stor, -], ��t��·�󾱲�·�ٴǰ�i·�� adjective

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First recorded in 1915–20; proto- + history

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“The Till family is very close to the family of Trayvon Martin. They see Emmett Till as the protohistory of the Black Lives Matter movement.”

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