Etymology
Origin of prehuman
Example Sentences
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These demagogues basically tap into the very primitive prehuman programming in the limbic part of the brain.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2021
“Germs of disease have taken toll of humanity since the beginning of things – taken toll of our prehuman ancestors since life began here.”
From Fox News • Apr. 12, 2020
One of her first childhood stories was a fable about a fantastical prehuman era in which animals built an advanced civilization, but then destroyed it—along with their ability to speak—in a war.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020
Modern scientific renditions of the prehuman world might seem far more careful and realistic.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2011
The desire for the approval of others, which is prehuman, makes for all the virtues.
From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant
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