prehuman B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled pre-human Freq #252454 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the time before modern humans existed. The museum displays casts of prehuman fossils and tools. 2 noun A human-like creature that lived before modern humans. Scientists believe these prehumans walked upright millions of years ago. Thesaurus Word family Related forms infrahumansubhuman Etymology AI details From pre- + human. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # prehuman **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **Frequency rank:** 252454 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the time before modern humans existed. 2. A human-like creature that lived before modern humans. ## Examples - The museum displays casts of prehuman fossils and tools. - Scientists believe these prehumans walked upright millions of years ago. ## Related Forms - infrahuman - subhuman ## Etymology From pre- + human. ## AI Etymology Prehuman comes from pre- + human. In present-day English it covers relating to the time before modern humans existed and a human-like creature that lived before modern humans. The wider family includes related forms such as infrahuman, subhuman. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown