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prehuman
adjective pre·hu·man \(ˈ)prē-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü-\
Definition of PREHUMAN
1
: antedating the appearance of human beings
2
: of, relating to, or being an extinct primate and especially an extinct hominid that resembles or is ancestral to humans
— prehuman noun
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First Known Use of PREHUMAN
1844
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